#500724 color
The swatch above shows #500724 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#500724 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color maroon (#800000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: pink-950. That means you can write bg-pink-950 or text-pink-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #500724 |
| RGB | rgb(80, 7, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(336, 84%, 17%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 91%, 55%, 69%) |
| Decimal | 5244708 |
| CSS | color: #500724; |
| Android | 0xFF500724 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.027, blue: 0.141, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #500724 | 15.03:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #500724 | 1.40:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #500724
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #500724 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #500724
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #500724 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #500724; background-color: #500724; }
.element { color: rgb(80 7 36); }
.element { color: hsl(336 84% 17%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-pink-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #500724;Frequently asked questions
What color is #500724?
#500724 is a very dark, vivid red. Its hue sits at 336° on the color wheel, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness.
What is #500724 in RGB?
#500724 converts to rgb(80, 7, 36) — 80 red, 7 green and 36 blue.
What is #500724 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 55%, 69%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #500724 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (15.03:1 versus 1.40:1).
What is the complementary color of #500724?
#075033 — the hue directly opposite #500724 on the color wheel.