Information about #50391B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#50391B falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 57, 27) — 31.4% red, 22.4% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 21 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #50391B reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. 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 Brown Bramble (#53331E). Slightly further away sit Cafe Noir (#4B3621) and Rimutaka (#4B3C23).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 57, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #50391B: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #50391B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#50391B color variations

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#50391B 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 #50391B

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

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Carnaby Tan color link
Carnaby Tan

#5B3A24

Teak Stain color link
Teak Stain

#4E3529

#50391B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50391B
  • RGB80, 57, 27
  • CMYK0, 9, 21, 69
  • HSL34°, 50%, 21%
  • HSL Precise33.962°, 49.533%, 20.98%
  • HSV34°, 66%, 31%
  • HSB34°, 66%, 31%
  • HEX ID50391B
  • DECIMAL ID5257499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
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