Information about #500B1A color

#500B1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #500B1A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(80, 11, 26) (31.4% red, 4.3% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 27 / 21 / 69 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#500B1A presents itself as a energetic, saturated earthy red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Maroon Oak (#520C17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A) and Dark Scarlet (#560319).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 11, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #500B1A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#500B1A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#500B1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#500B1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#500B1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#500B1A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#500B1A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#1A510B
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3D510B
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#0B5142
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#1F0B51
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Nearest named colors to #500B1A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Chocolate Cosmos color link
Chocolate Cosmos

#58111A

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Marcels Burgundy color link
Marcels Burgundy

#4D0211

Deep Crimson color link
Deep Crimson

#590016

Deep Raspberry color link
Deep Raspberry

#590021

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Madam M color link
Madam M

#610C1D

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

#500B1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#500B1A
  • RGB80, 11, 26
  • CMYK0, 27, 21, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 11, 26)
  • HSL347°, 76%, 18%
  • HSL Precise346.957°, 75.824%, 17.843%
  • HSV347°, 86%, 31%
  • HSB347°, 86%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.043, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.043, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.043, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID500B1A
  • DECIMAL ID5245722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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