Information about #501B37 color

#501B37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#501B37 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 27, 55) — 31.4% red, 10.6% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 10 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #501B37 reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F) and Arthouse (#4D202E).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 27, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #501B37: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #501B37 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#501B37 color variations

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

#501B37 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 #501B37

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

Arthouse color link
Arthouse

#4D202E

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Zibibbo color link
Zibibbo

#51242B

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Cowboy color link
Cowboy

#4D282D

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#501B37
  • RGB80, 27, 55
  • CMYK0, 21, 10, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 27, 55)
  • HSL328°, 50%, 21%
  • HSL Precise328.302°, 49.533%, 20.98%
  • HSV328°, 66%, 31%
  • HSB328°, 66%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.106, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.106, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.106, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID501B37
  • DECIMAL ID5249847
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01