What color is #522000?

#522000 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Evil Cigar?

The RGB value is 82, 32, 0: 82 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Evil Cigar?

The complementary color is #003252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Evil Cigar color: hex code #522000

#522000 rgb(82, 32, 0)

Shades of brown

Evil Cigar has the hex code #522000. It is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (82, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

Evil Cigar (#522000) color codes

HEX	`#522000`
RGB	`rgb(82, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.34, 21.55, 28.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.34, 35.77, 52.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.997, 2.827, 0.335)`
Decimal	`5382144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Evil Cigar, 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 #522000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #522000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522000; }
.text { color: #522000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522000, #524900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

See #522000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #522000?: #522000 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Evil Cigar?: The RGB value is 82, 32, 0: 82 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Evil Cigar?: The complementary color is #003252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.