Colour

#500A1E

#500A1E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#500A1E is a red with RGB values 80, 10, 30 and HSL 343°, 78%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#500A1E#500A1E

HEX#500A1E

RGBrgb(80, 10, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.0392, 0.1176

RGB percentages31.4%, 3.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(342.9, 77.8%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 87.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK0%, 87.5%, 62.5%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,245,470

CSS custom property--colour: #500A1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.97:1

Contrast with white14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#AFF5E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1E1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#302C1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#580013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 35.8 Brown · ΔE 36.2 Black · ΔE 36.9 Sienna · ΔE 40.1 Dark red · ΔE 40.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 35.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0A503C

Analogous#500A41, #50190A

Triadic#1E500A, #0A1E50

Split complementary#0A5019, #0A4150

Tetradic#41500A, #0A503C, #190A50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E73F6F

Lighter +30%#D81B51

Lighter +20%#AB1540

Lighter +10%#7D102F

Darker −10%#23040D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A001A

Less saturated −25%#451523

Channel breakdown

R80

G10

B30

Red80 (31.4%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 50 · G 0A · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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