#500707

A very dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #500707

When working with digital screens, the color #500707 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 7 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 91% yellow, and 69% black. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 83.9% saturation, and 17.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500707
RGB80, 7, 7
HSL0.0°, 83.9%, 17.1%
CMYK0%, 91%, 91%, 69%
HSV0.0°, 91.2%, 31.4%
LAB14.8, 32.3, 20.1
XYZ3.4, 1.9, 0.4
Decimal5244679

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.17:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #500707; }
.text-color { color: #500707; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #500707; }

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