#52051D Color

#52051D is rgb(82, 5, 29) in RGB, hsl(341, 89%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 65%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 11.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52051D

HEX#52051D

RGBrgb(82, 5, 29)

HSLhsl(341, 89%, 17%)

HSVhsv(341, 94%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 65%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(28.5% 0.107 10.6)

LABlab(15.80% 34.75 8.74)

LCHlch(15.80% 35.83 14.12)

What #52051D 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 #52051D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 11.09 Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 11.97 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 13.12 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 13.38 Puce Red#722F37ΔE 14.32 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 14.34

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

#52051D Channel Values

How #52051D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 82 · G 5 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 341° · S 89% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 341° · S 94% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 94% · Y 65% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.02:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52051D 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 text15.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52051D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52051D; 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 #52051D

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 #52051D.

How #52051D 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#52051D

Protanopia#22221C

Protanomaly#3B191D

Deuteranopia#2F2F19

Deuteranomaly#40241B

Tritanopia#510909

Tritanomaly#520813

Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #52051D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52051d: #52051D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52051D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52051d': '#52051D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.020, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_52051d">#52051D</color>

SVG fillfill="#52051D"

More Pink Colors

#52051D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#52051D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52051D?

#52051D is a darkest pink — rgb(82, 5, 29) in RGB and hsl(341, 89%, 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 11.09.

What is the RGB value of #52051D?

#52051D is rgb(82, 5, 29) — red 82, green 5, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52051D?

#52051D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 65%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52051D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #52051D scores 15.02:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52051D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52051D 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 35.18, which is a different colour altogether.

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