Information about #520509 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #520509 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Amaranth (#59000B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Marcels Burgundy (#4D0211) and Dark Chocolate (#490206).
The recipe behind #520509 is rgb(82, 5, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #520509 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #520509 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#520509 color variations
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#520509 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#520509 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#520509 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#520509 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#520509 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #520509 color
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Nearest named colors to #520509
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#59000B
#4D0211
#490206
#480607
#4B0101
#590000
#5F0609
#541012
#590016
#520C17
#560319
#420303
#520509 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#520509
- RGB82, 5, 9
- CMYK0, 30, 29, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 5, 9)
- HSL357°, 89%, 17%
- HSL Precise356.883°, 88.506%, 17.059%
- HSV357°, 94%, 32%
- HSB357°, 94%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.020, 0.035)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.020, 0.035, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.020, 0.035)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID520509
- DECIMAL ID5375241
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
