Colour

#50221D

#50221D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#50221D is a red with RGB values 80, 34, 29 and HSL 6°, 47%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#50221D#50221D

HEX#50221D

RGBrgb(80, 34, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1333, 0.1137

RGB percentages31.4%, 13.3%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(5.9, 46.8%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 63.8%, 31.4%)

CMYK0%, 57.5%, 63.7%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,251,613

CSS custom property--colour: #50221D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#AFDDE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2A1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#39341Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#581A21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32 Saddle brown · ΔE 33 Sienna · ΔE 33.6 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Maroon · ΔE 36.8 Brown · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4B50

Analogous#501D32, #503B1D

Triadic#1D5022, #221D50

Split complementary#1D503C, #1D3150

Tetradic#32501D, #1D4B50, #3B1D50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB776E

Lighter +30%#BD5449

Lighter +20%#9B4238

Lighter +10%#75322B

Darker −10%#2B120F

Darker −20%#050202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E170F

Less saturated −25%#422D2B

Channel breakdown

R80

G34

B29

Red80 (31.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue5.88°

Saturation (HSL)46.79%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 50 · G 22 · B 1D

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Colour values

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