Information about #523243 color

#523243 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #523243 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 50, 67) — 32.2% red, 19.6% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 6 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#523243 presents itself as a softly toned romantic rose — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Broadway (#553146). Slightly further away sit Loulou (#4C3347) and RockrJen (#4C313E).

The recipe behind #523243 is rgb(82, 50, 67), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #523243 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#523243 color variations

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

#523243 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 #523243

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

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#523243
  • RGB82, 50, 67
  • CMYK0, 13, 6, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 50, 67)
  • HSL328°, 24%, 26%
  • HSL Precise328.125°, 24.242%, 25.882%
  • HSV328°, 39%, 32%
  • HSB328°, 39%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.196, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.196, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.196, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID523243
  • DECIMAL ID5386819
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01