Colour

#502C24

#502C24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#502C24 is a red with RGB values 80, 44, 36 and HSL 11°, 38%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#502C24

RGBrgb(80, 44, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1725, 0.1412

RGB percentages31.4%, 17.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(10.9, 37.9%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 55%, 31.4%)

CMYK0%, 45%, 55%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,254,180

CSS custom property--colour: #502C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#AFD3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353123no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3924no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#57262Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Black · ΔE 30 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.1 Sienna · ΔE 34.5 Gray · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 29.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#244850

Analogous#502432, #504224

Triadic#24502C, #2C2450

Split complementary#245042, #243250

Tetradic#325024, #244850, #422450

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4897C

Lighter +30%#B46959

Lighter +20%#965344

Lighter +10%#733F34

Darker −10%#2D1914

Darker −20%#0A0504

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F2316

Less saturated −25%#423533

Channel breakdown

R80

G44

B36

Red80 (31.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)37.93%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 50 · G 2C · B 24

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