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Information about #50111A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#50111A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 17, 26) — 31.4% red, 6.7% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 21 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #50111A reads as a strongly colored warm red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. 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 Heath (#541012).

The recipe behind #50111A is rgb(80, 17, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #50111A: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #50111A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#50111A color variations

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

#50111A 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 #50111A

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

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50111A
  • RGB80, 17, 26
  • CMYK0, 25, 21, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 17, 26)
  • HSL351°, 65%, 19%
  • HSL Precise351.429°, 64.948%, 19.02%
  • HSV351°, 79%, 31%
  • HSB351°, 79%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.067, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.067, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.067, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID50111A
  • DECIMAL ID5247258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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