What color is #52283A?

#52283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52283A?

The RGB value is 82, 40, 58: 82 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52283A?

The complementary color is #285240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52283A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52283A color

#52283A rgb(82, 40, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #52283A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 15.7% green and 22.7% blue (82, 40, 58).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 29% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#52283A color codes

HEX	`#52283A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 40, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 15.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 51%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 29%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, 22.02, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 22.18, 353.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.002, 3.617, 4.437)`
Decimal	`5384250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52283A, 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 #52283A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52283A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #52283A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52283a; }
.text { color: #52283a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52283a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 40 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52283a, #522b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52283A?: #52283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52283A?: The RGB value is 82, 40, 58: 82 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52283A?: The complementary color is #285240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52283A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.