Information about #525966 color

#525966 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#525966 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 89, 102) — 32.2% red, 34.9% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 5 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#525966 is a softly toned steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hammerhead (#515769). Slightly further away sit Half New Denim Blue (#535C64) and Haast Shale (#515664).

The recipe behind #525966 is rgb(82, 89, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #525966 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#525966 color variations

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

#525966 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#525966 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#525966 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#525966 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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#525966 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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#636652
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#665552
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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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#5F5266
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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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Nearest named colors to #525966

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

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

#525966 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#525966
  • RGB82, 89, 102
  • CMYK8, 5, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(82, 89, 102)
  • HSL219°, 11%, 36%
  • HSL Precise219°, 10.87%, 36.078%
  • HSV219°, 20%, 40%
  • HSB219°, 20%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.349, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.349, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.349, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID525966
  • DECIMAL ID5396838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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