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#501218 color: Maroon Oak

#501218 is rgb(80, 18, 24) in RGB and oklch(29.17% 0.09166 19.693) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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354°
100%

29.2%
0.092
20°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • rose-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #501218

#501218 is a deep very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.58:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Maroon Oak (#520c17). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is rose-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #501218 mixed with white

  1. 501218
  2. 62292c
  3. 743f40
  4. 855555
  5. 976c6c
  6. a88383
  7. ba9b9a
  8. cbb3b3
  9. dccccb
  10. eee5e5

Darker: #501218 mixed with black

  1. 501218
  2. 440e13
  3. 390a0f
  4. 2e070a
  5. 240407
  6. 1a0204
  7. 100102
  8. 070101
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #501218 with less saturation

  1. 501218
  2. 4d161a
  3. 4a1a1c
  4. 471d1e
  5. 432020
  6. 402222
  7. 3c2424
  8. 382626
  9. 342828
  10. 302a2a

Questions about #501218

What color is #501218?

#501218 is deep very dark red. The closest named color is Maroon Oak. In RGB it is rgb(80, 18, 24), in HSL hsl(354.19, 63.27%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.17% 0.09166 19.693).

What colors go well with #501218?

The complementary color of #501218 is #003539. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b1332 and #4e1900. The triadic partners are #0c3601 and #0c2958.

Is white or black text more readable on #501218?

White text reads better on #501218: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #501218 a warm or cool color?

#501218 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.092.