What color is #529E92?

#529E92 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #529E92?

The RGB value is 82, 158, 146: 82 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #529E92?

The complementary color is #9E525E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #529E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#529E92 color

#529E92 rgb(82, 158, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #529E92 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (82, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#529E92 color codes

HEX	`#529E92`
RGB	`rgb(82, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, -26.6, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 26.62, 182.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.893, 28.321, 31.554)`
Decimal	`5414546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #529E92, 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 #529E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#529E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #529E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #529e92; }
.text { color: #529e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #529e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #529e92, #52849e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #529E92?: #529E92 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #529E92?: The RGB value is 82, 158, 146: 82 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #529E92?: The complementary color is #9E525E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #529E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.