Information about #501916 color

#501916 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #501916 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 25, 22) — 31.4% red, 9.8% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 23 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #501916 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cocoa Bean (#481C1C). Slightly further away sit Heath (#541012) and Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A).

The recipe behind #501916 is rgb(80, 25, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 14.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #501916 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#501916 color variations

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

#501916 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CA453E

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White

#FFFFFF

#501916 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#501916 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#602724

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Grey

#808080

#501916 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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#50152A

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#501541

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#501916 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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#164D50
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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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#163050
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#165036
#165036

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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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#501630
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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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#165019
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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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#4D5016
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#164D50
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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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#305016
#305016

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#164D50
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#361650
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Nearest named colors to #501916

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

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Chocolate Cosmos color link
Chocolate Cosmos

#58111A

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Philippine Brown color link
Philippine Brown

#5D1916

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

#501916 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#501916
  • RGB80, 25, 22
  • CMYK0, 22, 23, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 25, 22)
  • HSL3°, 57%, 20%
  • HSL Precise3.103°, 56.863%, 20%
  • HSV3°, 73%, 31%
  • HSB3°, 73%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.098, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.098, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.098, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID501916
  • DECIMAL ID5249302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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