Information about #52242E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned earthy red, #52242E stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Zibibbo (#51242B). Slightly further away sit Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F) and Arthouse (#4D202E).
The recipe behind #52242E is rgb(82, 36, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #52242E: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#52242E color variations
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#52242E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#52242E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#52242E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#52242E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#52242E 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 #52242E color
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Nearest named colors to #52242E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#51242B
#551F2F
#4D202E
#4D282D
#59272D
#4E2728
#532934
#522426
#4B252A
#532B32
#522C2B
#512C31
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#52242E
- RGB82, 36, 46
- CMYK0, 18, 14, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 36, 46)
- HSL347°, 39%, 23%
- HSL Precise346.957°, 38.983%, 23.137%
- HSV347°, 56%, 32%
- HSB347°, 56%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.141, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.141, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.141, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID52242E
- DECIMAL ID5383214
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
