Close to Bordeaux
#52011F
#52011F is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 0.4% green, and 12.2% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 98% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #52011F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.19:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.19:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.38:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #52011F as they’d see it.
#52011F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #52011F
What color is #52011F?
#52011F is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 0.4% green, and 12.2% blue. Its hue is 338°, with 98% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #52011F in RGB?
#52011F is rgb(82, 1, 31): 82 red, 1 green, and 31 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #52011F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 62, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #52011F?
PANTONE 222 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #52011F?
Its complement #002D19 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.