What color is #545252?

#545252 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545252?

The RGB value is 84, 82, 82: 84 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545252?

The complementary color is #525454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545252 color

#545252 rgb(84, 82, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545252 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (84, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#545252 color codes

HEX	`#545252`
RGB	`rgb(84, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, 0.81, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 0.86, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.196, 8.529, 9.195)`
Decimal	`5526098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545252, 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 #545252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #545252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545252; }
.text { color: #545252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545252, #545352); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545252?: #545252 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545252?: The RGB value is 84, 82, 82: 84 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545252?: The complementary color is #525454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.