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#502002 Color

#502002 is rgb(80, 32, 2) in RGB, hsl(23, 95%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 98%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#502002
HEX#502002
RGBrgb(80, 32, 2)
HSLhsl(23, 95%, 16%)
HSVhsv(23, 98%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 98%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(30.9% 0.082 47.6)
LABlab(19.32% 21.73 27.75)
LCHlch(19.32% 35.24 51.94)

What #502002 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #502002, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#502002 Channel Values

How #502002 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 32 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 95% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 98% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 98% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.56:1 vs white · 1.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #502002 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #502002 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #502002

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #502002; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #502002

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #502002.

How #502002 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#502002
Protanopia#2C2C01
Protanomaly#3E2801
Deuteranopia#353500
Deuteranomaly#422E00
Tritanopia#511E1E
Tritanomaly#511F16
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #502002 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-502002: #502002;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #502002;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-502002': '#502002' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.125, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_502002">#502002</color>
SVG fillfill="#502002"

More Brown Colors

#502002 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#502002 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #502002?

#502002 is a darkest brown — rgb(80, 32, 2) in RGB and hsl(23, 95%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #502002?

#502002 is rgb(80, 32, 2) — red 80, green 32, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #502002?

#502002 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 98%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #502002 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #502002 scores 13.56:1 against white and 1.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #502002 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #502002 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 24.03, which is visibly different.

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