HEX Color #501D1D (Black)

About #501D1D

The precise color #501D1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Black. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 29 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 64% Magenta, 64% Yellow, and 69% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#501D1D

RGB80, 29, 29

HSL0.0°, 46.8%, 21.4%

CMYK0%, 64%, 64%, 69%

HSV0.0°, 63.8%, 31.4%

LAB18.7, 24.0, 12.2

XYZ4.0, 2.7, 1.5

Decimal5250333

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#501D1D #1C4F50

Analogous

#501C36 #50361C

Triadic

#1C501C #1C1C50

Tetradic

#36501C #1C4F50 #361C50

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#501D1D

#633636

#764F4F

#8A6868

#9D8181

#B19A9A

#C4B3B3

#D8CCCC

#EBE5E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#501D1D

#471919

#3E1616

#351313

#2C1010

#230C0C

#1A0909

#110606

#080303

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.68:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.53:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

13.08:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.30:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #501D1D; }

.text-color { color: #501D1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #501D1D; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000