Colour
#502F28
- #502F28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#502F28 is a red with RGB values 80, 47, 40 and HSL 11°, 33%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#502F28#502F28
HEX#502F28
RGBrgb(80, 47, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1843, 0.1569
RGB percentages31.4%, 18.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(10.5, 33.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 50%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 50%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,254,952
CSS custom property--colour: #502F28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#AFD0D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#284950
Analogous#502835, #504328
Triadic#28502F, #2F2850
Split complementary#285043, #283550
Tetradic#355028, #284950, #432850
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G47
B40
Red80 (31.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue10.5°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2F · B 28
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