Information about #52474A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#52474A falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(82, 71, 74) — 32.2% red, 27.8% green, 29% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 3 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #52474A holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Emperor (#50494A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Transformer (#4F484B) and Gray Wolf (#504A4B).

The recipe behind #52474A is rgb(82, 71, 74), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #52474A: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 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, #52474A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#52474A color variations

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#52474A 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 #52474A

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

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

#52474A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#52474A
  • RGB82, 71, 74
  • CMYK0, 4, 3, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 71, 74)
  • HSL344°, 7%, 30%
  • HSL Precise343.636°, 7.19%, 30%
  • HSV344°, 13%, 32%
  • HSB344°, 13%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.278, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.278, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.278, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID52474A
  • DECIMAL ID5392202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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