Information about #521E2B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #521E2B reads as a confidently colored earthy red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Zibibbo (#51242B) and Arthouse (#4D202E).
The recipe behind #521E2B is rgb(82, 30, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #521E2B: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #521E2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#521E2B color variations
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#521E2B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#521E2B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#521E2B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#521E2B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#521E2B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #521E2B color
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Nearest named colors to #521E2B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#551F2F
#51242B
#4D202E
#522426
#551B24
#54162C
#4D1B25
#592228
#511D22
#4F2525
#582124
#4B252A
#521E2B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#521E2B
- RGB82, 30, 43
- CMYK0, 20, 15, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 30, 43)
- HSL345°, 46%, 22%
- HSL Precise345°, 46.429%, 21.961%
- HSV345°, 63%, 32%
- HSB345°, 63%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.118, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.118, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.118, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID521E2B
- DECIMAL ID5381675
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
