What color is #522F40?

#522F40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #522F40?

The RGB value is 82, 47, 64: 82 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522F40?

The complementary color is #2F5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522F40 color

#522F40 rgb(82, 47, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #522F40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 18.4% green and 25.1% blue (82, 47, 64).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#522F40 color codes

HEX	`#522F40`
RGB	`rgb(82, 47, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 18.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.31, 18.71, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.31, 19.1, 348.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.422, 4.197, 5.374)`
Decimal	`5386048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522F40, 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 #522F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #522F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522f40; }
.text { color: #522f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 47 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522f40, #52302f); }

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Questions

What color is #522F40?: #522F40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #522F40?: The RGB value is 82, 47, 64: 82 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522F40?: The complementary color is #2F5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.