What color is #529A53?

#529A53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #529A53?

The RGB value is 82, 154, 83: 82 red, 154 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #529A53?

The complementary color is #9A5299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #529A53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#529A53 color

#529A53 rgb(82, 154, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #529A53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 60.4% green and 32.5% blue (82, 154, 83).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#529A53 color codes

HEX	`#529A53`
RGB	`rgb(82, 154, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 60.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -37.72, 30.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 48.42, 141.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.596, 25.528, 12.235)`
Decimal	`5413459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #529A53, 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 #529A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#529A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #529A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #529a53; }
.text { color: #529a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #529a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 154 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #529a53, #529a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #529A53?: #529A53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #529A53?: The RGB value is 82, 154, 83: 82 red, 154 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #529A53?: The complementary color is #9A5299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #529A53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.