Colour
#500D2C
- #500D2C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#500D2C is a red with RGB values 80, 13, 44 and HSL 332°, 72%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#500D2C#500D2C
HEX#500D2C
RGBrgb(80, 13, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.051, 0.1725
RGB percentages31.4%, 5.1%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(332.2, 72%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.2, 83.8%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 83.7%, 45%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,246,252
CSS custom property--colour: #500D2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#AFF2D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D5031
Analogous#500D4D, #50100D
Triadic#2C500D, #0D2C50
Split complementary#0D5010, #0D4D50
Tetradic#4E500D, #0D5031, #100D50
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G13
B44
Red80 (31.4%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue332.24°
Saturation (HSL)72.04%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 0D · B 2C
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