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#52143A Color

#52143A is rgb(82, 20, 58) in RGB, hsl(323, 61%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 29%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), visibly different at ΔE 11.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52143A
HEX#52143A
RGBrgb(82, 20, 58)
HSLhsl(323, 61%, 20%)
HSVhsv(323, 76%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 29%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(31% 0.102 347)
LABlab(18.52% 31.94 -8.23)
LCHlch(18.52% 32.98 345.55)

What #52143A 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 #52143A, 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.

#52143A Channel Values

How #52143A 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 20 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 61% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 76% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 29% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.82:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52143A 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 text13.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52143A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52143A; 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 #52143A

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 #52143A 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#52143A
Protanopia#27273A
Protanomaly#3C213A
Deuteranopia#333338
Deuteranomaly#412939
Tritanopia#501C1C
Tritanomaly#51192B
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52143A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52143a: #52143A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52143A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52143a': '#52143A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.078, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_52143a">#52143A</color>
SVG fillfill="#52143A"

More Pink Colors

#52143A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52143A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52143A?

#52143A is a dark pink — rgb(82, 20, 58) in RGB and hsl(323, 61%, 20%) 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 11.73.

What is the RGB value of #52143A?

#52143A is rgb(82, 20, 58) — red 82, green 20, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52143A?

#52143A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 29%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52143A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #52143A scores 13.82:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52143A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52143A 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 37.83, which is a different colour altogether.

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