What color is #52322F?

#52322F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52322F?

The RGB value is 82, 50, 47: 82 red, 50 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52322F?

The complementary color is #2F4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52322F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52322F color

#52322F rgb(82, 50, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #52322F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 19.6% green and 18.4% blue (82, 50, 47).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 43% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#52322F color codes

HEX	`#52322F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 50, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 19.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 43%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.58, 14.09, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.58, 16.19, 29.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.134, 4.281, 3.245)`
Decimal	`5386799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52322F, 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 #52322F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52322F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #52322F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52322f; }
.text { color: #52322f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52322f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 50 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52322f, #52432f); }

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Questions

What color is #52322F?: #52322F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52322F?: The RGB value is 82, 50, 47: 82 red, 50 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52322F?: The complementary color is #2F4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52322F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.