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#528D8A closest to Highlands

#528D8A is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Highlands. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(82, 141, 138)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 26% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black. #528D8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.54:1.

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Variations of #528D8A

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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#528D8A 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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#528D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #528D8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C808B
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87888A
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B888A
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C808B
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #72858B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #38908C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #498E8B
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #798685

#528D8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.79:1 Poor#528D8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.54:1 Good#528D8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#528D8A in CSS

/* Highlands */
.color { color: #528D8A; }
.background { background-color: #528D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #528D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 141 138);
color: hsl(177 26% 44%);
color: oklch(0.602 0.062 191.4);

#528D8A FAQ

What color is #528D8A?

#528D8A is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Highlands. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #528D8A?

#528D8A is rgb(82, 141, 138) in RGB, hsl(177, 26%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #528D8A?

The complementary color of #528D8A is #8D5255, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #528D8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #528D8A: 5.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #528D8A a warm or cool color?

#528D8A is a cool color.