Information about #521E3E color

#521E3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#521E3E falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(82, 30, 62) — 32.2% red, 11.8% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 8 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#521E3E presents itself as a clearly saturated romantic rose — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Slightly further away sit Dark Cerise (#592746) and Black Rose (#532934).

The recipe behind #521E3E is rgb(82, 30, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #521E3E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#521E3E color variations

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

#521E3E 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 #521E3E

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

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Arthouse color link
Arthouse

#4D202E

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Purple Kite color link
Purple Kite

#512C31

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#521E3E
  • RGB82, 30, 62
  • CMYK0, 20, 8, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 30, 62)
  • HSL323°, 46%, 22%
  • HSL Precise323.077°, 46.429%, 21.961%
  • HSV323°, 63%, 32%
  • HSB323°, 63%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.118, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.118, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.118, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID521E3E
  • DECIMAL ID5381694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01