What color is #52360C?

#52360C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52360C?

The RGB value is 82, 54, 12: 82 red, 54 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52360C?

The complementary color is #0C2852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52360C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52360C color

#52360C rgb(82, 54, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #52360C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 21.2% green and 4.7% blue (82, 54, 12).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 85% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#52360C color codes

HEX	`#52360C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 54, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 21.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 85%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.13, 8.35, 29.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.13, 30.87, 74.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.866, 4.459, 0.952)`
Decimal	`5387788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52360C, 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 #52360C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52360C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #52360C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52360c; }
.text { color: #52360c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52360c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 54 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52360c, #4b520c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #52360C?: #52360C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52360C?: The RGB value is 82, 54, 12: 82 red, 54 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52360C?: The complementary color is #0C2852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52360C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.