What color is #52374F?

#52374F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52374F?

The RGB value is 82, 55, 79: 82 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52374F?

The complementary color is #37523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52374F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52374F color

#52374F rgb(82, 55, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52374F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 21.6% green and 31% blue (82, 55, 79).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#52374F color codes

HEX	`#52374F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 55, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 21.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.99, 16.58, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.99, 19.26, 329.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.257, 5.091, 8.049)`
Decimal	`5388111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52374F, 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 #52374F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52374F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #52374F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52374f; }
.text { color: #52374f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52374f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 55 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52374f, #523741); }

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Questions

What color is #52374F?: #52374F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52374F?: The RGB value is 82, 55, 79: 82 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52374F?: The complementary color is #37523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52374F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.