Information about #525B5E color

#525B5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#525B5E falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(82, 91, 94) — 32.2% red, 35.7% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 1 / 0 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #525B5E holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Tuna (#55585C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Titans Steel Grey (#54585A) and Dark Cyanish Grey (#535959).

The recipe behind #525B5E is rgb(82, 91, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #525B5E: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #525B5E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#525B5E color variations

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

#525B5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#525B5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#525B5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#525B5E 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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#525B5E 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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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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Nearest named colors to #525B5E

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

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Dark Cyanish Grey color link
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Quarter Fuscous Grey color link
Quarter Fuscous Grey

#595A5E

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

#525B5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#525B5E
  • RGB82, 91, 94
  • CMYK5, 1, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(82, 91, 94)
  • HSL195°, 7%, 35%
  • HSL Precise195°, 6.818%, 34.51%
  • HSV195°, 13%, 37%
  • HSB195°, 13%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.357, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.357, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.357, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID525B5E
  • DECIMAL ID5397342
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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