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#525921 Color

#525921 is rgb(82, 89, 33) in RGB, hsl(67, 46%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 63%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#525921
HEX#525921
RGBrgb(82, 89, 33)
HSLhsl(67, 46%, 24%)
HSVhsv(67, 63%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 63%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.079 115.7)
LABlab(36.24% -9.43 30.55)
LCHlch(36.24% 31.98 107.15)

What #525921 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #525921, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#525921 Channel Values

How #525921 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 89 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 46% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 63% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.47:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #525921 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #525921

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #525921; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #525921

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #525921 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#525921
Protanopia#585821
Protanomaly#565821
Deuteranopia#575722
Deuteranomaly#555821
Tritanopia#575454
Tritanomaly#555645
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #525921 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-525921: #525921;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #525921;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-525921': '#525921' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.349, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_525921">#525921</color>
SVG fillfill="#525921"

More Green Colors

#525921 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#525921 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #525921?

#525921 is a dark green — rgb(82, 89, 33) in RGB and hsl(67, 46%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #525921?

#525921 is rgb(82, 89, 33) — red 82, green 89, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #525921?

#525921 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 63%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #525921 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #525921 scores 7.47:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #525921 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #525921 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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