#525541

Color #525541

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#525541

RGB

rgb(82, 85, 65)

HSL

hsl(69, 13.3%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 23.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 23.5%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.35, -5.14, 11.3)

LCH

lch(35.35, 12.41, 114.46)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.0317, 114.62)

HWB

hwb(69, 25.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444155

Analogous

#554e41

#525541

#485541

Triadic

#525541

#415255

#554152

Split-complementary

#525541

#414855

#4e4155

Tetradic

#525541

#415544

#444155

#554152

Square

#525541

#41554e

#444155

#554148

Shades

Color #525541 mixed toward black.

#444736

#37392b

#292a20

#1b1c16

#0e0e0b

Tints

Color #525541 mixed toward white.

#73775b

#929777

#adb199

#c9cbbb

#e4e5dd

Tones

Color #525541 mixed toward gray.

#515343

#505244

#4e5046

#4d4e48

#4c4d49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535346 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#535348 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#524a4b · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 10.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #525541;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525541]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#525541 (#525541) is rgb(82, 85, 65) in RGB.

No, #525541 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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