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#502127 Color

#502127 is rgb(80, 33, 39) in RGB, hsl(352, 42%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#502127
HEX#502127
RGBrgb(80, 33, 39)
HSLhsl(352, 42%, 22%)
HSVhsv(352, 59%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(31.7% 0.071 14.1)
LABlab(20.04% 22.99 7.22)
LCHlch(20.04% 24.10 17.42)

What #502127 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 #502127, 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 red in the library.

#502127 Channel Values

How #502127 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 33 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 42% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 59% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 51% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.22:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #502127 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 text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #502127

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #502127; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #502127

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

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How #502127 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#502127
Protanopia#2D2D27
Protanomaly#3E2927
Deuteranopia#363625
Deuteranomaly#422F26
Tritanopia#502222
Tritanomaly#502124
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #502127 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-502127: #502127;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #502127;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-502127': '#502127' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.129, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_502127">#502127</color>
SVG fillfill="#502127"

More Red Colors

#502127 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#502127 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #502127?

#502127 is a dark red — rgb(80, 33, 39) in RGB and hsl(352, 42%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #502127?

#502127 is rgb(80, 33, 39) — red 80, green 33, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #502127?

#502127 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #502127 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #502127 scores 13.22:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #502127 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #502127 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 31.34, which is a different colour altogether.

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