#525851

Color #525851

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#525851

RGB

rgb(82, 88, 81)

HSL

hsl(111.4, 4.1%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(111.4, 8%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 8%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(36.68, -3.88, 3.24)

LCH

lch(36.68, 5.05, 140.14)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0135, 141.01)

HWB

hwb(111.4, 31.8%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575158

Analogous

#555851

#525851

#515853

Triadic

#525851

#515258

#585152

Split-complementary

#525851

#535158

#585155

Tetradic

#525851

#515857

#575158

#585152

Square

#525851

#515558

#575158

#585351

Shades

Color #525851 mixed toward black.

#444943

#373b36

#292c28

#1b1d1b

#0e0f0d

Tints

Color #525851 mixed toward white.

#6e756c

#8a9289

#a7ada6

#c4c8c4

#e2e4e1

Tones

Color #525851 mixed toward gray.

#525752

#535752

#535653

#545653

#545554

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555553 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#545453 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#525454 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525851;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525851]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#525851 (#525851) is rgb(82, 88, 81) in RGB.

No, #525851 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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