What color is #52110E?

#52110E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52110E?

The RGB value is 82, 17, 14: 82 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52110E?

The complementary color is #0E4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52110E color

#52110E rgb(82, 17, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #52110E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (82, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 71% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 83% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#52110E color codes

HEX	`#52110E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 71%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 83%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 83%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, 29.69, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 35.48, 33.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.76, 2.227, 0.647)`
Decimal	`5378318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52110E, 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 #52110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #52110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52110e; }
.text { color: #52110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52110e, #52330e); }

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Questions

What color is #52110E?: #52110E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52110E?: The RGB value is 82, 17, 14: 82 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52110E?: The complementary color is #0E4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.