Information about #521415 color

#521415 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #521415 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(82, 20, 21) (32.2% red, 7.8% green, 8.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 24 / 24 / 68 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated red, #521415 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Heath (#541012). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maroon Oak (#520C17) and Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(82, 20, 21)), which gives #521415 its character. If you plan to put text on a #521415 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#521415 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#521415 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #521415

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#521415
  • RGB82, 20, 21
  • CMYK0, 24, 24, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 20, 21)
  • HSL359°, 61%, 20%
  • HSL Precise359.032°, 60.784%, 20%
  • HSV359°, 76%, 32%
  • HSB359°, 76%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.078, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.078, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.078, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID521415
  • DECIMAL ID5379093
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01