Information about #502842 color

#502842 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#502842 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 40, 66) — 31.4% red, 15.7% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 5 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned romantic rose, #502842 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 almost identical to Dark Cerise (#592746). Its next-closest registered neighbors are RockrJen (#4C313E) and Broadway (#553146).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 40, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #502842: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #502842 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#502842 color variations

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#502842 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 #502842

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

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Barossa color link
Barossa

#452E39

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Purple Kite color link
Purple Kite

#512C31

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#502842
  • RGB80, 40, 66
  • CMYK0, 16, 5, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 40, 66)
  • HSL321°, 33%, 24%
  • HSL Precise321°, 33.333%, 23.529%
  • HSV321°, 50%, 31%
  • HSB321°, 50%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.157, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.157, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.157, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID502842
  • DECIMAL ID5253186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01