Skip to content

#523028 Color

#523028 is rgb(82, 48, 40) in RGB, hsl(11, 34%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#523028
HEX#523028
RGBrgb(82, 48, 40)
HSLhsl(11, 34%, 24%)
HSVhsv(11, 51%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(34.9% 0.052 34)
LABlab(24.08% 15.19 12.01)
LCHlch(24.08% 19.36 38.33)

What #523028 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 #523028, 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 red in the library.

#523028 Channel Values

How #523028 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 48 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 34% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 51% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 51% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.59:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #523028 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 text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #523028 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #523028

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #523028; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #523028

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 #523028.

How #523028 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#523028
Protanopia#383828
Protanomaly#443528
Deuteranopia#3E3E26
Deuteranomaly#473927
Tritanopia#532F2F
Tritanomaly#522F2C
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #523028 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-523028: #523028;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #523028;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-523028': '#523028' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.188, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_523028">#523028</color>
SVG fillfill="#523028"

More Red Colors

#523028 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#523028 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #523028?

#523028 is a dark red — rgb(82, 48, 40) in RGB and hsl(11, 34%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #523028?

#523028 is rgb(82, 48, 40) — red 82, green 48, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #523028?

#523028 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #523028 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #523028 scores 11.59:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #523028 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #523028 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 28.08, which is a different colour altogether.

Open #523028 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.