#50242C

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Black.

About #50242C

When working with digital screens, the color #50242C is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Black. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 36 green, and 44 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 55% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50242C
RGB80, 36, 44
HSL349.1°, 37.9%, 22.7%
CMYK0%, 55%, 45%, 69%
HSV349.1°, 55.0%, 31.4%
LAB20.6, 21.6, 4.4
XYZ4.4, 3.1, 2.8
Decimal5252140

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50242C; }
.text-color { color: #50242C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50242C; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000