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Recognised as Colour

#502F37

  • #502F37
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#502F37 is a red with RGB values 80, 47, 55 and HSL 345°, 26%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#502F37#502F37
HEX#502F37
RGBrgb(80, 47, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1843, 0.2157
RGB percentages31.4%, 18.4%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(345.5, 26%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.5, 41.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 31.2%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,254,967
CSS custom property--colour: #502F37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#AFD0C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343537no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3B36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#552D32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Black · ΔE 28.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 34.1Slate grey · ΔE 36.5Light slate grey · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F5048
Analogous#502F47, #50372F
Triadic#37502F, #2F3750
Split complementary#2F5037, #2F4750
Tetradic#48502F, #2F5048, #382F50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD8E9A
Lighter +30%#AA6E7D
Lighter +20%#905563
Lighter +10%#70424D
Darker −10%#301C21
Darker −20%#10090B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#601F2F
Less saturated −25%#403F3F

Channel breakdown

R80
G47
B55
Red80 (31.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue345.45°
Saturation (HSL)25.98%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2F · B 37

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