Information about #526E6F color

#526E6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #526E6F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 110, 111) — 32.2% red, 43.1% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #526E6F sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Streetwise (#4F6971). Nearby in the Register you will also find Odyssey (#4F6D69) and Cadet (#536872).

The recipe behind #526E6F is rgb(82, 110, 111), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #526E6F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. #526E6F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#526E6F color variations

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

#526E6F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #526E6F

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

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#526E6F
  • RGB82, 110, 111
  • CMYK11, 0, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(82, 110, 111)
  • HSL182°, 15%, 38%
  • HSL Precise182.069°, 15.026%, 37.843%
  • HSV182°, 26%, 44%
  • HSB182°, 26%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.431, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.431, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.431, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID526E6F
  • DECIMAL ID5402223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01