Information about #525150 color

#525150 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#525150 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 81, 80) — 32.2% red, 31.8% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #525150 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Basalt (#524E50). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blast Grey (#54514D) and Wireless (#555350).

The recipe behind #525150 is rgb(82, 81, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #525150 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#525150 color variations

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

#525150 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#525150 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#525150 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#525150 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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#525150 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.

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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 #525150

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

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

be Supernormal. Charcoal color link
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

#525150 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#525150
  • RGB82, 81, 80
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 81, 80)
  • HSL30°, 1%, 32%
  • HSL Precise30°, 1.235%, 31.765%
  • HSV30°, 2%, 32%
  • HSB30°, 2%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.318, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.318, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.318, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID525150
  • DECIMAL ID5394768
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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