What color is #529472?

#529472 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #529472?

The RGB value is 82, 148, 114: 82 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #529472?

The complementary color is #945274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #529472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#529472 color

#529472 rgb(82, 148, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #529472 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 58% green and 44.7% blue (82, 148, 114).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#529472 color codes

HEX	`#529472`
RGB	`rgb(82, 148, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 58%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -29.23, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 31.42, 158.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 24.187, 19.684)`
Decimal	`5411954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #529472, 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 #529472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#529472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #529472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #529472; }
.text { color: #529472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #529472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 148 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #529472, #529493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #529472?: #529472 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #529472?: The RGB value is 82, 148, 114: 82 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #529472?: The complementary color is #945274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #529472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.