Information about #523742 color

#523742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#523742 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 55, 66) — 32.2% red, 21.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 6 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #523742 reads as a calm, restrained rose and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Puce (#4F3A3C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Broadway (#553146) and Half Barista (#513F3F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(82, 55, 66)), which gives #523742 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #523742 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#523742 color variations

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

#523742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#523742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#523742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#523742 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#523742 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
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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
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#375053
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#37533A
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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
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#533750
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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
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#425337
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#505337
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Nearest named colors to #523742

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

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo color link
Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo

#4D3B3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

#523742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#523742
  • RGB82, 55, 66
  • CMYK0, 11, 6, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 55, 66)
  • HSL336°, 20%, 27%
  • HSL Precise335.556°, 19.708%, 26.863%
  • HSV336°, 33%, 32%
  • HSB336°, 33%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.216, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.216, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.216, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID523742
  • DECIMAL ID5388098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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