What color is #52151A?

#52151A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52151A?

The RGB value is 82, 21, 26: 82 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52151A?

The complementary color is #15524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52151A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52151A color

#52151A rgb(82, 21, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #52151A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 8.2% green and 10.2% blue (82, 21, 26).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 68% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#52151A color codes

HEX	`#52151A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 21, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 8.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 59%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 74%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.48, 28.63, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.48, 31.37, 24.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.935, 2.405, 1.234)`
Decimal	`5379354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52151A, 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 #52151A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52151A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #52151A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52151a; }
.text { color: #52151a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52151a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 21 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52151a, #522e15); }

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Questions

What color is #52151A?: #52151A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52151A?: The RGB value is 82, 21, 26: 82 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52151A?: The complementary color is #15524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52151A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.