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#525966 closest to Blackwater

#525966 is a dark gray; the closest named color is Blackwater. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(82, 89, 102)). Its HSL value is 219° hue, 11% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. #525966 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #525966

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#525966 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#525966 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #525966 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #535866
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #555A67
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #545966
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #535866
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #535866
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D5C5D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #505A62
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #57595C

#525966 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#525966 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#525966 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#525966 in CSS

/* Blackwater */
.color { color: #525966; }
.background { background-color: #525966; }
.border { border: 1px solid #525966; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 89 102);
color: hsl(219 11% 36%);
color: oklch(0.463 0.023 262.9);

#525966 FAQ

What color is #525966?

#525966 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Blackwater. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #525966?

#525966 is rgb(82, 89, 102) in RGB, hsl(219, 11%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #525966?

The complementary color of #525966 is #665F52, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #525966?

White text has the best contrast on #525966: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #525966 a warm or cool color?

#525966 is a neutral color.