Information about #521E45 color

#521E45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#521E45 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 30, 69) — 32.2% red, 11.8% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 5 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #521E45 reads as a clearly saturated pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Cerise (#592746). Slightly further away sit Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).

The recipe behind #521E45 is rgb(82, 30, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #521E45: 12.9:1 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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#521E45 color variations

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#521E45 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 #521E45

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

Grape Purple color link
Grape Purple

#5D1451

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#521E45
  • RGB82, 30, 69
  • CMYK0, 20, 5, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 30, 69)
  • HSL315°, 46%, 22%
  • HSL Precise315°, 46.429%, 21.961%
  • HSV315°, 63%, 32%
  • HSB315°, 63%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.118, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.118, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.118, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID521E45
  • DECIMAL ID5381701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01