What color is #50000D?

#50000D is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50000D?

The RGB value is 80, 0, 13: 80 red, 0 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50000D?

The complementary color is #005043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50000D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50000D color

#50000D rgb(80, 0, 13)

Shades of red

The hex color #50000D is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 0% green and 5.1% blue (80, 0, 13).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#50000D color codes

HEX	`#50000D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 0, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 0%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, 35, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 38.7, 25.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.381, 1.735, 0.538)`
Decimal	`5242893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50000D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #50000D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50000D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #50000D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50000d; }
.text { color: #50000d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50000d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 0 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50000d, #501b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #50000D?: #50000D is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Oxblood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50000D?: The RGB value is 80, 0, 13: 80 red, 0 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50000D?: The complementary color is #005043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50000D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.