#520A3E Color

#520A3E is rgb(82, 10, 62) in RGB, hsl(317, 78%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 24%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), visibly different at ΔE 11.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#520A3E

HEX#520A3E

RGBrgb(82, 10, 62)

HSLhsl(317, 78%, 18%)

HSVhsv(317, 88%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 24%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(30.2% 0.117 342.3)

LABlab(17.40% 35.86 -12.74)

LCHlch(17.40% 38.05 340.44)

What #520A3E 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 #520A3E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 11.08 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 11.12 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12.28 Byzantium#702963ΔE 13.39 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 14 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 15.05

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#520A3E Channel Values

How #520A3E 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 10 · B 62	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 317° · S 78% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 317° · S 88% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 88% · Y 24% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.27:1 vs white · 1.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #520A3E 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 text14.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #520A3E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #520A3E; 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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Tints & Shades of #520A3E

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.

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Shades

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How #520A3E 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#520A3E

Protanopia#23233E

Protanomaly#3B1C3E

Deuteranopia#30303C

Deuteranomaly#40263D

Tritanopia#4F1717

Tritanomaly#50132B

Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #520A3E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-520a3e: #520A3E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #520A3E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-520a3e': '#520A3E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.039, blue: 0.243)

Android XML<color name="color_520a3e">#520A3E</color>

SVG fillfill="#520A3E"

More Pink Colors

#520A3E 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

#520A3E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #520A3E?

#520A3E is a darkest pink — rgb(82, 10, 62) in RGB and hsl(317, 78%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.08.

What is the RGB value of #520A3E?

#520A3E is rgb(82, 10, 62) — red 82, green 10, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #520A3E?

#520A3E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 24%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #520A3E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #520A3E scores 14.27:1 against white and 1.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #520A3E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #520A3E 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 33.41, which is a different colour altogether.

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