What color is #52392A?

#52392A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52392A?

The RGB value is 82, 57, 42: 82 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52392A?

The complementary color is #2A4352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52392A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52392A color

#52392A rgb(82, 57, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #52392A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green and 16.5% blue (82, 57, 42).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 32% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 49% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#52392A color codes

HEX	`#52392A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 57, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 32%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 49%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 49%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, 8.94, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 16.39, 56.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.361, 4.888, 2.851)`
Decimal	`5388586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52392A, 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 #52392A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52392A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #52392A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52392a; }
.text { color: #52392a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52392a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 57 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52392a, #524d2a); }

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Questions

What color is #52392A?: #52392A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52392A?: The RGB value is 82, 57, 42: 82 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52392A?: The complementary color is #2A4352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52392A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.