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#523432 Color

#523432 is rgb(82, 52, 50) in RGB, hsl(4, 24%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 39%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#523432
HEX#523432
RGBrgb(82, 52, 50)
HSLhsl(4, 24%, 26%)
HSVhsv(4, 39%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 39%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.044 23.7)
LABlab(25.36% 13.71 7.11)
LCHlch(25.36% 15.44 27.42)

What #523432 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 #523432, 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.

#523432 Channel Values

How #523432 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 52 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 24% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 39% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 39% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.08:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #523432 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 text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #523432

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #523432; 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 #523432

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #523432.

How #523432 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#523432
Protanopia#3A3A32
Protanomaly#453832
Deuteranopia#404031
Deuteranomaly#483B31
Tritanopia#523434
Tritanomaly#523433
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #523432 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-523432: #523432;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #523432;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-523432': '#523432' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.204, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_523432">#523432</color>
SVG fillfill="#523432"

More Red Colors

#523432 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#523432 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #523432?

#523432 is a dark red — rgb(82, 52, 50) in RGB and hsl(4, 24%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #523432?

#523432 is rgb(82, 52, 50) — red 82, green 52, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #523432?

#523432 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 39%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #523432 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #523432 scores 11.08:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #523432 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #523432 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 24.53, which is visibly different.

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