What color is #52050B?

#52050B is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52050B?

The RGB value is 82, 5, 11: 82 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52050B?

The complementary color is #05524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52050B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52050B color

#52050B rgb(82, 5, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #52050B is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 2% green and 4.3% blue (82, 5, 11).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 89% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 87% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#52050B color codes

HEX	`#52050B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 5, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 89%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 94%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 87%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.1, 33.78, 18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.1, 38.71, 29.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.595, 1.927, 0.499)`
Decimal	`5375243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52050B, 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 #52050B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52050B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #52050B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52050b; }
.text { color: #52050b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52050b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 5 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52050b, #522605); }

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Questions

What color is #52050B?: #52050B is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52050B?: The RGB value is 82, 5, 11: 82 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52050B?: The complementary color is #05524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52050B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.