Information about #525256 color

#525256 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #525256 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 82, 86) — 32.2% red, 32.2% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#525256 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Grey Friars (#4F5255). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Foundry (#525557) and Dark Bluish Grey (#535359).

In RGB terms — rgb(82, 82, 86) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #525256 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #525256 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#525256 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#525256 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#525256 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#525256 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#525256 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#525256 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#545652
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#565452
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#565254
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Nearest named colors to #525256

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

#525256 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#525256 color image #525256 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#525256
  • RGB82, 82, 86
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(82, 82, 86)
  • HSL240°, 2%, 33%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2.381%, 32.941%
  • HSV240°, 5%, 34%
  • HSB240°, 5%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.322, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.322, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.322, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID525256
  • DECIMAL ID5395030
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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