Information about #501D1A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated earthy red, #501D1A leans clearly toward the dark side. 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). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Red Planet (#5A2019).
The recipe behind #501D1A is rgb(80, 29, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #501D1A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #501D1A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#501D1A color variations
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#501D1A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#501D1A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#501D1A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#501D1A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#501D1A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #501D1A color
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Nearest named colors to #501D1A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#511D22
#481C1C
#5A2019
#58181F
#4C2322
#532620
#551B24
#4D1B25
#582124
#4F2525
#5D1F1E
#522426
#501D1A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#501D1A
- RGB80, 29, 26
- CMYK0, 20, 21, 69
- CSSrgb(80, 29, 26)
- HSL3°, 51%, 21%
- HSL Precise3.333°, 50.943%, 20.784%
- HSV3°, 68%, 31%
- HSB3°, 68%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.114, 0.102)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.114, 0.102, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.114, 0.102)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID501D1A
- DECIMAL ID5250330
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
