Information about #D52C1A color

#D52C1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D52C1A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(213, 44, 26) — 83.5% red, 17.3% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 79 / 88 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D52C1A is a energetic, saturated earthy red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bolivia Red (#DA291C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pursuit (#D9251D) and Maximum Red (#D92121).

In RGB terms — rgb(213, 44, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #D52C1A: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D52C1A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D52C1A color variations

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

#D52C1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D52C1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#55120B

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Black

#000000

#D52C1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D52C1A 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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#D52C1A 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #D52C1A

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

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Grapefruit color link
Grapefruit

#DC381F

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Fire Engine Red color link
Fire Engine Red

#CE2029

Italy Red color link
Italy Red

#CD212A

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

#D52C1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D52C1A
  • RGB213, 44, 26
  • CMYK0, 79, 88, 16
  • CSSrgb(213, 44, 26)
  • HSL6°, 78%, 47%
  • HSL Precise5.775°, 78.243%, 46.863%
  • HSV6°, 88%, 84%
  • HSB6°, 88%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.835, 0.173, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.835, 0.173, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.835, 0.173, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD52C1A
  • DECIMAL ID13970458
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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