Information about #52474E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #52474E is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 71, 78) — 32.2% red, 27.8% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #52474E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quartz (#51484F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yasna (#544A50) and Dark Liver (#534B4F).

In RGB terms — rgb(82, 71, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #52474E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. 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.

#52474E color variations

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#52474E 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 #52474E

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

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#52474E
  • RGB82, 71, 78
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 71, 78)
  • HSL322°, 7%, 30%
  • HSL Precise321.818°, 7.19%, 30%
  • HSV322°, 13%, 32%
  • HSB322°, 13%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.278, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.278, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.278, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID52474E
  • DECIMAL ID5392206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01