What color is #522F35?

#522F35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #522F35?

The RGB value is 82, 47, 53: 82 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522F35?

The complementary color is #2F524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522F35 color

#522F35 rgb(82, 47, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #522F35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 18.4% green and 20.8% blue (82, 47, 53).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 35% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#522F35 color codes

HEX	`#522F35`
RGB	`rgb(82, 47, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 18.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 35%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, 16.88, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 17.15, 10.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.139, 4.084, 3.885)`
Decimal	`5386037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522F35, 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 #522F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #522F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522f35; }
.text { color: #522f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 47 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522f35, #523b2f); }

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Questions

What color is #522F35?: #522F35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #522F35?: The RGB value is 82, 47, 53: 82 red, 47 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522F35?: The complementary color is #2F524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.