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Information about #50101D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #50101D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 16, 29) — 31.4% red, 6.3% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 20 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm red, #50101D leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maroon Oak (#520C17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A) and JayHawk Red (#58181F).

The recipe behind #50101D is rgb(80, 16, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #50101D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (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. No one has named #50101D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#50101D color variations

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

#50101D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #50101D

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

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50101D
  • RGB80, 16, 29
  • CMYK0, 25, 20, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 16, 29)
  • HSL348°, 67%, 19%
  • HSL Precise347.813°, 66.667%, 18.824%
  • HSV348°, 80%, 31%
  • HSB348°, 80%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.063, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.063, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.063, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID50101D
  • DECIMAL ID5247005
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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