Worldly Atoll from Plowing

#525656 RGB(82,86,86)

About this color

Worldly Atoll from Plowing settles into a dark grey territory with a achromatic quality that feels neutral — captured at #525656, RGB(82, 86, 86).

#525656RGB(82, 86, 86)

HSL 180° · 2% saturation · 33% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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
Worldly Atoll from Plowing
HEX
#525656
RGB
rgb(82,86,86)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,33.7%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(180,2%,33%)
HSV
hsv(180,5%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,0,66)
LAB
lab(36,-2,-1)
LCH
lch(36,2,207)
sRGB
(0.322,0.337,0.337)
HEX8
#525656ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082086086

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
2%
Hue
180°
Chroma
2
Temperature
WarmCool
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