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#52041D Color

#52041D is rgb(82, 4, 29) in RGB, hsl(341, 91%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 65%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 11.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52041D
HEX#52041D
RGBrgb(82, 4, 29)
HSLhsl(341, 91%, 17%)
HSVhsv(341, 95%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 65%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.108 10.3)
LABlab(15.69% 35.06 8.60)
LCHlch(15.69% 36.10 13.77)

What #52041D 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 #52041D, 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 pink in the library.

#52041D Channel Values

How #52041D 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 4 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 91% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 95% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 65% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.07:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52041D 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 text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52041D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52041D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52041D; 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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Tints & Shades of #52041D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52041D.

How #52041D 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#52041D
Protanopia#21211C
Protanomaly#3A191D
Deuteranopia#2F2F19
Deuteranomaly#40241B
Tritanopia#510909
Tritanomaly#520713
Achromatopsia#262626

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52041D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52041d: #52041D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52041D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52041d': '#52041D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.016, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_52041d">#52041D</color>
SVG fillfill="#52041D"

More Pink Colors

#52041D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52041D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52041D?

#52041D is a darkest pink — rgb(82, 4, 29) in RGB and hsl(341, 91%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.29.

What is the RGB value of #52041D?

#52041D is rgb(82, 4, 29) — red 82, green 4, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52041D?

#52041D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 65%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52041D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #52041D scores 15.07:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52041D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52041D 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 35.23, which is a different colour altogether.

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