What color is #52273F?

#52273F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52273F?

The RGB value is 82, 39, 63: 82 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52273F?

The complementary color is #27523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52273F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52273F color

#52273F rgb(82, 39, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52273F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 15.3% green and 24.7% blue (82, 39, 63).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#52273F color codes

HEX	`#52273F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 39, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 15.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 52%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.32, 23.46, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.32, 24.26, 345.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.103, 3.604, 5.129)`
Decimal	`5383999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52273F, 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 #52273F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52273F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #52273F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52273f; }
.text { color: #52273f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52273f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 39 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52273f, #52272a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52273F?: #52273F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52273F?: The RGB value is 82, 39, 63: 82 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52273F?: The complementary color is #27523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52273F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.