#525B5A Color

#525B5A is rgb(82, 91, 90) in RGB and hsl(173, 5%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#525B5A

HEX#525B5A

RGBrgb(82, 91, 90)

HSLhsl(173, 5%, 34%)

HSVhsv(173, 10%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.011 188.7)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #525B5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #525B5A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#525B5A Complementary#5B5253 Analogous#525B56 Analogous#52585B Triadic#5A525B Triadic#5B5A52

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #525B5A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#687372 #7E8B89 #97A19F #B1B9B8 #C9CFCE #E2E4E4

Shades

#49504F #3D4342 #333838 #292E2D #1F2322 #131515

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