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#522100 Color

#522100 is rgb(82, 33, 0) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#522100
HEX#522100
RGBrgb(82, 33, 0)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 16%)
HSVhsv(24, 100%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.084 48.9)
LABlab(19.91% 22.02 29.33)
LCHlch(19.91% 36.68 53.10)

What #522100 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 #522100, 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 brown in the library.

#522100 Channel Values

How #522100 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 33 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 100% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 100% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.32:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #522100 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 text13.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #522100 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #522100

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #522100; 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 #522100

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 #522100.

How #522100 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#522100
Protanopia#2E2E00
Protanomaly#3F2900
Deuteranopia#373700
Deuteranomaly#432F00
Tritanopia#531E1E
Tritanomaly#531F16
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #522100 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-522100: #522100;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #522100;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-522100': '#522100' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.129, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_522100">#522100</color>
SVG fillfill="#522100"

More Brown Colors

#522100 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#522100 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #522100?

#522100 is a darkest brown — rgb(82, 33, 0) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.93.

What is the RGB value of #522100?

#522100 is rgb(82, 33, 0) — red 82, green 33, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #522100?

#522100 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #522100 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #522100 scores 13.32:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #522100 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #522100 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 22.61, which is visibly different.

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