Information about #521E05 color

#521E05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #521E05 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(82, 30, 5) — 32.2% red, 11.8% green, 2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 30 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #521E05 reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Tangelo (#592100). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Puce (#4E1609) and Deep Vermilion (#591600).

The recipe behind #521E05 is rgb(82, 30, 5), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #521E05 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #521E05 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#521E05 color variations

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

#521E05 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 #521E05

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

Deep Tangelo color link
Deep Tangelo

#592100

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Rebel color link
Rebel

#3C1206

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#521E05
  • RGB82, 30, 5
  • CMYK0, 20, 30, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 30, 5)
  • HSL19°, 89%, 17%
  • HSL Precise19.481°, 88.506%, 17.059%
  • HSV19°, 94%, 32%
  • HSB19°, 94%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.118, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.118, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.118, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID521E05
  • DECIMAL ID5381637
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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