Information about #501520 color

#501520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #501520 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 21, 32) — 31.4% red, 8.2% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 19 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #501520 carries a shadowy depth. 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 Red Baron (#511D22). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mayhem (#4D1B25) and Rendezvous (#561426).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 21, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #501520 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #501520 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#501520 color variations

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

#501520 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 #501520

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

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#501520
  • RGB80, 21, 32
  • CMYK0, 23, 19, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 21, 32)
  • HSL349°, 58%, 20%
  • HSL Precise348.814°, 58.416%, 19.804%
  • HSV349°, 74%, 31%
  • HSB349°, 74%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.082, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.082, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.082, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID501520
  • DECIMAL ID5248288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01