Colour
#503C38
- #503C38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#503C38 is a red with RGB values 80, 60, 56 and HSL 10°, 18%, 27%. 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
#503C38#503C38
HEX#503C38
RGBrgb(80, 60, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2353, 0.2196
RGB percentages31.4%, 23.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(10, 17.6%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 30%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 30%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,258,296
CSS custom property--colour: #503C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#AFC3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.27:1WCAG 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#384C50
Analogous#503840, #504838
Triadic#38503C, #3C3850
Split complementary#385048, #384050
Tetradic#405038, #384C50, #483850
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G60
B56
Red80 (31.4%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 3C · B 38
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