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#520005 Color

#520005 is rgb(82, 0, 5) in RGB, hsl(356, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 94%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#520005
HEX#520005
RGBrgb(82, 0, 5)
HSLhsl(356, 100%, 16%)
HSVhsv(356, 100%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 94%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(27.6% 0.112 26.1)
LABlab(14.88% 35.56 21.39)
LCHlch(14.88% 41.49 31.03)

What #520005 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #520005, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#520005 Channel Values

How #520005 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 0 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 100% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 100% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 94% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.43:1 vs white · 1.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #520005 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #520005

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #520005; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #520005

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #520005 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#520005
Protanopia#202004
Protanomaly#3A1704
Deuteranopia#2F2F00
Deuteranomaly#402300
Tritanopia#520101
Tritanomaly#520002
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #520005 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-520005: #520005;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #520005;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-520005': '#520005' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.000, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_520005">#520005</color>
SVG fillfill="#520005"

More Red Colors

#520005 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#520005 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #520005?

#520005 is a darkest red — rgb(82, 0, 5) in RGB and hsl(356, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #520005?

#520005 is rgb(82, 0, 5) — red 82, green 0, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #520005?

#520005 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 94%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #520005 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #520005 scores 15.43:1 against white and 1.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #520005 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #520005 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 24.9, which is visibly different.

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