#526768 Color Information

#526768 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 #526768. In RGB, it consists of 32.2% Red, 40.4% Green, and 40.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 21.2% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 182.7°, with saturation of 11.8% and lightness of 36.5%. The decimal value for #526768 is 5400424, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #526768 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#526768 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color82, 103, 104 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color32.2%, 40.4%, 40.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.678, 0.596, 0.592 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.212, 0.01, 0, 0.592 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color182.7°, 11.8%, 36.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color182.7°, 21.2%, 40.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.829, 12.494, 14.938 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color82, 93, 104 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5400424 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.990, -7.569, -3.167 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.990, 8.204, 202.703 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.990, -10.714, -3.109 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.347, -7.172, -0.313 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.327, 12.494 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283590504 / 0xff526768 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #526768

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #526768, its pure hue is 182.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.8%, and its lightness is 36.5%. 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 #526768, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0d0d to #485a5b.

Tints of #526768

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #526768, its pure hue is 182.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.8%, and its lightness is 36.5%. 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 #526768, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #687a7b to #e9ecec.

Tones of #526768

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #526768, its pure hue is 182.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.8%, 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 #526768, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00b2ba (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #526768

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #526768! For #526768, 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, #526768. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #526768

This color, #526768, consists of 32.2% Red, 40.4% Green, and 40.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 82, Green = 103, Blue = 104. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #526768 is 21.2% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R32.2%
C21.2%
G40.4%
M1.0%
B40.8%
Y0.0%
K59.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 82 103 104
Octal 122 147 150
Hexa #52 #67 #68
Binary 01010010 01100111 01101000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 21 0 0 59
Octal 25 0 0 73
Hexa #15 #00 #00 #3b
Binary 00010101 00000000 00000000 00111011

Analogous Colors of #526768

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #526768 — which has hue 182.7° — its analogous colors are located at 152.7° and 212.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #526768.

Triadic Colors of #526768

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 #526768 — which has hue 182.7° — its triadic colors are located at 62.7° and 302.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #526768.

Complementary Color of #526768

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #526768 — which has hue 182.7° — its complementary color is located at 2.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #526768.

Split Complementary Colors of #526768

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 #526768 — which has hue 182.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.7° and 332.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #526768.

Tetradic Colors of #526768

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 #526768 — which has hue 182.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 92.7°, 182.7°, 272.7°, and 2.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #526768.

Monochromatic Colors of #526768

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #526768, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2c3131 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #779ea0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #526768

We want to make getting started with #526768 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #526768 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #526768 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 #526768 with other HTML elements.

#526768 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #526768.
<span style="color: #526768;">The color of this text is #526768.</span>

#526768 Background Color

The background color for this text is #526768.
<div style="background-color: #526768; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #526768.</div>

#526768 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #526768.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #526768;">This color for the shadow of this text is #526768.</span>

#526768 Border Color

This is a div with border color #526768.
<div style="border: #526768 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #526768.</div>

#526768 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #526768 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #526768; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #526768 on a white background.</div></div>

#526768 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #526768 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #526768; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #526768 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #526768 to White

This is a gradient from #526768 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#526768,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#526768,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#526768,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#526768,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #526768 to white.</div>

Gradient from #526768 to Black

This is a gradient from #526768 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#526768,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#526768,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#526768,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#526768,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #526768 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #526768

In addition to using #526768 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 #526768 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #526768, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 82, Green = 103, Blue = 104). If you need details about the color coordinates of #526768 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 #526768
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(82, 103, 104)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #526768; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #526768; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #526768; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(82, 103, 104);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#526768")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:82, green:103, blue:104, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:82 green:103 blue:104 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(82f, 103f, 104f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(82, 103, 104);
 

#526768 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #526768 the same way. For those with color blindness, #526768 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #526768 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #526768 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 #526768 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 #526768 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

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #526768 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 6.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #526768 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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