What color is #522B11?

#522B11 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #522B11?

The RGB value is 82, 43, 17: 82 red, 43 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522B11?

The complementary color is #113852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522B11 color

#522B11 rgb(82, 43, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #522B11 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 16.9% green and 6.7% blue (82, 43, 17).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 66% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 79% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#522B11 color codes

HEX	`#522B11`
RGB	`rgb(82, 43, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 16.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 66%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 79%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 79%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.17, 15.62, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.17, 28.76, 57.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.445, 3.563, 0.984)`
Decimal	`5384977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522B11, 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 #522B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #522B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522b11; }
.text { color: #522b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 43 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522b11, #524c11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #522B11?: #522B11 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #522B11?: The RGB value is 82, 43, 17: 82 red, 43 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522B11?: The complementary color is #113852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.