What color is #52172B?

#52172B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52172B?

The RGB value is 82, 23, 43: 82 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52172B?

The complementary color is #17523E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52172B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52172B color

#52172B rgb(82, 23, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #52172B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 9% green and 16.9% blue (82, 23, 43).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 56% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 48% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#52172B color codes

HEX	`#52172B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 23, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 56%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 48%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.28, 29.31, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.28, 29.37, 3.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.222, 2.582, 2.561)`
Decimal	`5379883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52172B, 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 #52172B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52172B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #52172B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52172b; }
.text { color: #52172b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52172b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 23 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52172b, #522117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #52172B?: #52172B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52172B?: The RGB value is 82, 23, 43: 82 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52172B?: The complementary color is #17523E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52172B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.