What color is #500613?

#500613 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 #500613?

The RGB value is 80, 6, 19: 80 red, 6 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #500613?

The complementary color is #065043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #500613?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#500613 color

#500613 rgb(80, 6, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #500613 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 2.4% green and 7.5% blue (80, 6, 19).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 76% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#500613 color codes

HEX	`#500613`
RGB	`rgb(80, 6, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 2.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 86%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 93%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 76%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.86, 33.18, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.86, 36.11, 23.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.491, 1.883, 0.796)`
Decimal	`5244435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #500613, 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 #500613	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#500613 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #500613 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #500613; }
.text { color: #500613; }
.border { border: 2px solid #500613; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 6 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #500613, #501e06); }

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Questions

What color is #500613?: #500613 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 #500613?: The RGB value is 80, 6, 19: 80 red, 6 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #500613?: The complementary color is #065043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #500613?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.