#500F00
A very dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.
About #500F00
At its core, #500F00 is a very dark and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 15 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 100% yellow, and 69% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#500F00
RGB80, 15, 0
HSL11.2°, 100.0%, 15.7%
CMYK0%, 81%, 100%, 69%
HSV11.2°, 100.0%, 31.4%
LAB15.7, 29.2, 24.1
XYZ3.5, 2.0, 0.2
Decimal5246720
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
14.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.41:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.20:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #500F00;
}
.text-color {
color: #500F00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #500F00;
}