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Recognised as Colour

#502C3A

  • #502C3A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#502C3A is a red with RGB values 80, 44, 58 and HSL 337°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#502C3A#502C3A
HEX#502C3A
RGBrgb(80, 44, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1725, 0.2275
RGB percentages31.4%, 17.3%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(336.7, 29%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.7, 45%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 27.5%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,254,202
CSS custom property--colour: #502C3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#AFD3C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30333Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#393939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#552A31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 29.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Gray · ΔE 35.9Slate grey · ΔE 37.4Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C5042
Analogous#502C4C, #50302C
Triadic#3A502C, #2C3A50
Split complementary#2C5030, #2C4C50
Tetradic#4C502C, #2C5042, #302C50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE8A9E
Lighter +30%#AC6983
Lighter +20%#92506A
Lighter +10%#713E52
Darker −10%#2F1A22
Darker −20%#0E080A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#601C37
Less saturated −25%#413C3D

Channel breakdown

R80
G44
B58
Red80 (31.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue336.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2C · B 3A

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