Information about #532522 color

#532522 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#532522 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 37, 34) — 32.5% red, 14.5% green, 13.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 19 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored red, #532522 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Scoria (#532620). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lonestar (#522426) and Nelson Red (#4F2525).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 37, 34) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #532522: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #532522 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#532522 color variations

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

#532522 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 #532522

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

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Zibibbo color link
Zibibbo

#51242B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#532522
  • RGB83, 37, 34
  • CMYK0, 18, 19, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 37, 34)
  • HSL4°, 42%, 23%
  • HSL Precise3.673°, 41.88%, 22.941%
  • HSV4°, 59%, 33%
  • HSB4°, 59%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.145, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.145, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.145, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID532522
  • DECIMAL ID5448994
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01