#525535 Color Information

#525535 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #525535. In RGB, it consists of 32.2% Red, 33.3% Green, and 20.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 37.6% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 65.6°, with saturation of 23.2% and lightness of 27.1%. The decimal value for #525535 is 5395765, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #525535 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#525535 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color82, 85, 53 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color32.2%, 33.3%, 20.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.678, 0.667, 0.792 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.035, 0, 0.376, 0.667 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color65.6°, 23.2%, 27.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color65.6°, 37.6%, 33.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color7.371, 8.548, 4.630 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color53, 85, 56 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5395765 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.099, -7.033, 18.296 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.099, 19.601, 111.028 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.099, -0.273, 21.139 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.237, -6.163, 11.077 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.359, 0.416, 8.548 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283585845 / 0xff525535 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666633 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #525535

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #525535, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.2%, and its lightness is 27.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #525535, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0b07 to #484a2e.

Tints of #525535

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #525535, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.2%, and its lightness is 27.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #525535, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #686a4e to #e9eae6.

Tones of #525535

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #525535, its pure hue is 65.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #525535, which range from #454545 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7d8a00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #525535

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #525535! For #525535, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #525535. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #525535

This color, #525535, consists of 32.2% Red, 33.3% Green, and 20.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 82, Green = 85, Blue = 53. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #525535 is 3.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 37.6% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R32.2%
C3.5%
G33.3%
M0.0%
B20.8%
Y37.6%
K66.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 82 85 53
Octal 122 125 65
Hexa #52 #55 #35
Binary 01010010 01010101 00110101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 37 66
Octal 3 0 45 102
Hexa #03 #00 #25 #42
Binary 00000011 00000000 00100101 01000010

Analogous Colors of #525535

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #525535 — which has hue 65.6° — its analogous colors are located at 35.6° and 95.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #525535.

Triadic Colors of #525535

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #525535 — which has hue 65.6° — its triadic colors are located at 65.6° and 305.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #525535.

Complementary Color of #525535

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #525535 — which has hue 65.6° — its complementary color is located at 245.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #525535.

Split Complementary Colors of #525535

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #525535 — which has hue 65.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 65.6° and 275.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #525535.

Tetradic Colors of #525535

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #525535 — which has hue 65.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 335.6°, 65.6°, 155.6°, and 245.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #525535.

Monochromatic Colors of #525535

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #525535, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #26271f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #858c44 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #525535

We want to make getting started with #525535 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #525535 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #525535 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #525535 with other HTML elements.

#525535 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #525535.
<span style="color: #525535;">The color of this text is #525535.</span>

#525535 Background Color

The background color for this text is #525535.
<div style="background-color: #525535; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #525535.</div>

#525535 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #525535.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #525535;">This color for the shadow of this text is #525535.</span>

#525535 Border Color

This is a div with border color #525535.
<div style="border: #525535 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #525535.</div>

#525535 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #525535 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #525535; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #525535 on a white background.</div></div>

#525535 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #525535 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #525535; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #525535 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #525535 to White

This is a gradient from #525535 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#525535,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#525535,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#525535,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#525535,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #525535 to white.</div>

Gradient from #525535 to Black

This is a gradient from #525535 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#525535,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#525535,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#525535,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#525535,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #525535 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #525535

In addition to using #525535 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #525535 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #525535, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 82, Green = 85, Blue = 53). If you need details about the color coordinates of #525535 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #525535
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(82, 85, 53)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #525535; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #525535; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #525535; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(82, 85, 53);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#525535")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:82, green:85, blue:53, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:82 green:85 blue:53 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(82f, 85f, 53f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(82, 85, 53);
 

#525535 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #525535 the same way. For those with color blindness, #525535 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #525535 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #525535 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #525535 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #525535 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #525535 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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