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#501205 color: Earth Brown

#501205 is rgb(80, 18, 5) in RGB and oklch(28.879% 0.09478 33.836) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

28.9%
0.095
34°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • amber-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501205

#501205 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.69:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Brown (#4f1507). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #501205 mixed with white

  1. 501205
  2. 622a1d
  3. 744034
  4. 85564b
  5. 976c62
  6. a8847b
  7. ba9b94
  8. cbb3ae
  9. dcccc8
  10. eee5e3

Darker: #501205 mixed with black

  1. 501205
  2. 440e04
  3. 390a03
  4. 2e0702
  5. 240401
  6. 1a0201
  7. 100100
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501205 with less saturation

  1. 501205
  2. 4d160a
  3. 4a1a0f
  4. 461d14
  5. 431f17
  6. 3f221b
  7. 3c241e
  8. 382622
  9. 342825
  10. 302928

Questions about #501205

What color is #501205?

#501205 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Earth Brown. In RGB it is rgb(80, 18, 5), in HSL hsl(10.4, 88.24%, 16.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.879% 0.09478 33.836).

What colors go well with #501205?

The complementary color of #501205 is #003340. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e0f26 and #471e00. The triadic partners are #003712 and #1e2459.

Is white or black text more readable on #501205?

White text reads better on #501205: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501205 a warm or cool color?

#501205 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.095.