Information about #501B20 color

#501B20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#501B20 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 27, 32) — 31.4% red, 10.6% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 21 / 19 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#501B20 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Baron (#511D22). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mayhem (#4D1B25) and Speed Demon (#551B24).

The recipe behind #501B20 is rgb(80, 27, 32), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #501B20: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #501B20 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#501B20 color variations

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

#501B20 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#501B20 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#501B20 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#501B20 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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#501B20 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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#20501B
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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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#301B50
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Nearest named colors to #501B20

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

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Burnt Crimson color link
Burnt Crimson

#582124

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

#501B20 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#501B20 color image #501B20 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#501B20
  • RGB80, 27, 32
  • CMYK0, 21, 19, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 27, 32)
  • HSL354°, 50%, 21%
  • HSL Precise354.34°, 49.533%, 20.98%
  • HSV354°, 66%, 31%
  • HSB354°, 66%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.106, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.106, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.106, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID501B20
  • DECIMAL ID5249824
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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