#523252 Color

#523252 is rgb(82, 50, 82) in RGB, hsl(300, 24%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#523252

HEX#523252

RGBrgb(82, 50, 82)

HSLhsl(300, 24%, 26%)

HSVhsv(300, 39%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(36.9% 0.068 326.8)

LABlab(25.79% 19.26 -13.48)

LCHlch(25.79% 23.51 325.02)

What #523252 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 #523252, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 4.41 English Violet#563C5CΔE 4.6 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 5.26 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.82 Eggplant#614051ΔE 11.15 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 13.05

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

#523252 Channel Values

How #523252 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 50 · B 82	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 24% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 39% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.84:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #523252 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 text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #523252

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #523252; 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 #523252

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 #523252 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#523252

Protanopia#393952

Protanomaly#443652

Deuteranopia#3F3F51

Deuteranomaly#473A52

Tritanopia#4F3737

Tritanomaly#503543

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #523252 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-523252: #523252;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #523252;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-523252': '#523252' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.196, blue: 0.322)

Android XML<color name="color_523252">#523252</color>

SVG fillfill="#523252"

More Pink Colors

#523252 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

551653 520052 551f2f 510424 56152b 50404d 57001d 4d0218 570057 4b004f 5a205a 470047 721378 8e3a59 a50b5e c256c2 cf3476 de6fa1 e7bce7 f1e9f1 f984ef ff0099 ff66ff ffcce6

#523252 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #523252?

#523252 is a dark pink — rgb(82, 50, 82) in RGB and hsl(300, 24%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #523252?

#523252 is rgb(82, 50, 82) — red 82, green 50, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #523252?

#523252 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #523252 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #523252 scores 10.84:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #523252 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #523252 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 29.69, which is a different colour altogether.

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