What color is #52915C?

#52915C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52915C?

The RGB value is 82, 145, 92: 82 red, 145 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52915C?

The complementary color is #915287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52915C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52915C color

#52915C rgb(82, 145, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #52915C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 56.9% green and 36.1% blue (82, 145, 92).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#52915C color codes

HEX	`#52915C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 145, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 56.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -32.15, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 38.94, 145.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.536, 22.816, 13.708)`
Decimal	`5411164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52915C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #52915C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52915C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #52915C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52915c; }
.text { color: #52915c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52915c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 145 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52915c, #52917b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #52915C?: #52915C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52915C?: The RGB value is 82, 145, 92: 82 red, 145 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52915C?: The complementary color is #915287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52915C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.