What color is #520B00?

#520B00 is a very dark, vivid red known as Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burned?

The RGB value is 82, 11, 0: 82 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burned?

The complementary color is #004752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #520B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burned color: hex code #520B00

#520B00 rgb(82, 11, 0)

Shades of brown

Burned has the hex code #520B00. It is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 4.3% green and 0% blue (82, 11, 0).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

Burned (#520B00) color codes

HEX	`#520B00`
RGB	`rgb(82, 11, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 4.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, 31.43, 24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 39.61, 37.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.6, 2.034, 0.203)`
Decimal	`5376768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burned, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #520B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#520B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #520B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #520b00; }
.text { color: #520b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #520b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 11 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #520b00, #523400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #520B00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #520B00?: #520B00 is a very dark, vivid red known as Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burned?: The RGB value is 82, 11, 0: 82 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burned?: The complementary color is #004752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #520B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.