What color is #50252A?

#50252A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50252A?

The RGB value is 80, 37, 42: 80 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50252A?

The complementary color is #25504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50252A color

#50252A rgb(80, 37, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #50252A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (80, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 48% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#50252A color codes

HEX	`#50252A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 48%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, 20.69, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 21.56, 16.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.388, 3.196, 2.576)`
Decimal	`5252394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50252A, 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 #50252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #50252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50252a; }
.text { color: #50252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50252a, #503525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #50252A?: #50252A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50252A?: The RGB value is 80, 37, 42: 80 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50252A?: The complementary color is #25504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.