Information about #500612 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #500612 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 6, 18) — 31.4% red, 2.4% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 24 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#500612 presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marcels Burgundy (#4D0211). Slightly further away sit Maroon Oak (#520C17) and Dark Scarlet (#560319).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 6, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 15.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #500612 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#500612 color variations

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#500612 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 #500612

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

#500612 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#500612
  • RGB80, 6, 18
  • CMYK0, 29, 24, 69
  • HSL350°, 86%, 17%
  • HSL Precise350.27°, 86.047%, 16.863%
  • HSV350°, 93%, 31%
  • HSB350°, 93%, 31%
  • HEX ID500612
  • DECIMAL ID5244434
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
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