Colour
#503C37
- #503C37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#503C37 is a red with RGB values 80, 60, 55 and HSL 12°, 19%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#503C37#503C37
HEX#503C37
RGBrgb(80, 60, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2353, 0.2157
RGB percentages31.4%, 23.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(12, 18.5%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 31.2%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 31.2%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,258,295
CSS custom property--colour: #503C37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#AFC3C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374B50
Analogous#50373F, #504937
Triadic#37503C, #3C3750
Split complementary#375049, #373F50
Tetradic#3F5037, #374B50, #493750
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G60
B55
Red80 (31.4%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 3C · B 37
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