What color is #522D35?

#522D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #522D35?

The RGB value is 82, 45, 53: 82 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522D35?

The complementary color is #2D524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522D35 color

#522D35 rgb(82, 45, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #522D35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 17.6% green and 20.8% blue (82, 45, 53).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 35% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#522D35 color codes

HEX	`#522D35`
RGB	`rgb(82, 45, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 17.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 45%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 35%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, 18.14, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 18.28, 7.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.061, 3.928, 3.859)`
Decimal	`5385525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522D35, 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 #522D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #522D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522d35; }
.text { color: #522d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 45 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522d35, #52382d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #522D35?: #522D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #522D35?: The RGB value is 82, 45, 53: 82 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522D35?: The complementary color is #2D524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.