Colour

#526B6D

#526B6D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#526B6D is a cyan with RGB values 82, 107, 109 and HSL 184°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#526B6D#526B6D

HEX#526B6D

RGBrgb(82, 107, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.4196, 0.4275

RGB percentages32.2%, 42%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(184.4, 14.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 24.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK24.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,401,453

CSS custom property--colour: #526B6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#AD9492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67696Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#62656Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#496D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 14 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6D5452

Analogous#526D62, #525E6D

Triadic#6D526B, #6B6D52

Split complementary#6D525E, #6D6252

Tetradic#62526D, #6D5452, #5E6D52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDCCCE

Lighter +30%#A0B6B8

Lighter +20%#83A0A2

Lighter +10%#68888A

Darker −10%#3C4E50

Darker −20%#263233

Darker −30%#101516

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A7F85

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R82

G107

B109

Red82 (32.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue184.44°

Saturation (HSL)14.14%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 52 · G 6B · B 6D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#526B6D

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else