RAL Design

RAL 220 35 10

Smoky Maroon

RAL 220 35 10 Smoky Maroon is defined by hue 220, lightness 35, and a moderate chroma of 10, a muted dark warm red that carries the dusky warmth of old maroon leather and the quiet interior of aged brick vaults. It is a natural choice for wine bar interior finishes, heritage joinery details, and artisan workshop wall surfaces. The moderate saturation at this dark level gives it a grounded, organic quality that pairs well with wrought iron, aged timber, and natural stone.

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Color Reference

Hex#503030
RGBrgb(80, 48, 48)
HSLhsl(0°, 25%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 69%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue220°
Lightness35
Chroma10

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
80
G
48
B
48
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
11.6:1Pass
Black text
1.8:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)24
a* (Green-Red)15
b* (Blue-Yellow)6
L* (LCh)24
C* (Chroma)16
h° (Hue)23°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.3:1
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1.6:1
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2.3:1
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1.7:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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