Palettes / Colors / #522326

#522326 — Deep Muted Red

#522326 is a red color we call Deep Muted Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#522326 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #23524F; it also sits naturally between #52233E and #523823. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 14% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 54% · Key 68%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #522326

.text { color: #522326; }
.background { background-color: #522326; }
.border { border: 3px solid #522326; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 35, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 40%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #522326; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 35, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #522326; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 35, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#522326">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#522326">Div content here</div>

Shades of #522326

Tints of #522326

Tones of #522326

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23524F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #522326: #FFFFFF.

How #522326 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #522326 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #522326?

#522326 is Deep Muted Red, a red color (RGB 82, 35, 38). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #522326?

#522326 is RGB 82, 35, 38 — HSL 356°, 40%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 54%, 68%.

What colors go with #522326?

Its complement is #23524F; analogous partners are #52233E and #523823. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #522326 for text?

White text on #522326 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.63:1.