When Devoted Brook of Hedging

#52554e RGB(82,85,78)

About this color

When Devoted Brook of Hedging carries its coordinates at #52554e: a dark grey with achromatic saturation.

#52554eRGB(82, 85, 78)

HSL 86° · 4% saturation · 32% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
When Devoted Brook of Hedging
HEX
#52554e
RGB
rgb(82,85,78)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,33.3%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(86,4%,32%)
HSV
hsv(86,8%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,8,67)
LAB
lab(36,-3,4)
LCH
lch(36,5,127)
sRGB
(0.322,0.333,0.306)
HEX8
#52554eff
CSS Name
Decimal
082085078

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
4%
Hue
86°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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