Created at 06/14/2019 06:57
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SMPTE Color Bars
Argent
#c0c0c0
Acid Green
#c0c000
Islamic Green
#00c000
Turquoise Surf
#00c0c0
Deep Magenta
#c000c0
UE Red
#c00000
Medium Blue
#0000c0
Chinese Black
#131313
Oxford Blue
#00214c
White
#ffffff
Deep Violet
#32006a
Vampire Black
#090909
Eerie Black
#1d1d1d
The palette consists of Light, Dark colors. Accent colors Acid Green #c0c000 and Turquoise Surf #00c0c0. Palette has Neutral, Warm, Cool colors temperature.
By lightness, this palette runs from #090909 (darkest) to #FFFFFF (lightest). The lightness range is wide.
Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma).
Some hue pairs sit near complementary positions — you may read this as complementary contrast (loose heuristic).
Overall temperature among swatches leans cool.
HEX codes (sorted): #0000C0, #00214C, #00C000, #00C0C0, #090909, #131313, #1D1D1D, #32006A, #C00000, #C000C0, #C0C000, #C0C0C0, #FFFFFF
Palette SMPTE Color Bars has combination of 13 codes colors:
HEX: #c0c0c0, RGB: (192, 192, 192); HEX: #c0c000, RGB: (192, 192, 0); HEX: #00c000, RGB: (0, 192, 0)
HEX: #00c0c0, RGB: (0, 192, 192); HEX: #c000c0, RGB: (192, 0, 192); HEX: #c00000, RGB: (192, 0, 0)
HEX: #0000c0, RGB: (0, 0, 192); HEX: #131313, RGB: (19, 19, 19); HEX: #00214c, RGB: (0, 33, 76)
HEX: #ffffff, RGB: (255, 255, 255); HEX: #32006a, RGB: (50, 0, 106); HEX: #090909, RGB: (9, 9, 9)
HEX: #1d1d1d, RGB: (29, 29, 29)
Simplified version of palette colors
Silver, Tint of darkkhaki, Tint of limegreen, Tint of darkturquoise, Tint of darkorchid, Tint of firebrick, Tint of mediumblue, Shade of Black, Tint of midnightblue, White, Tint of indigo, Shade of Black, Shade of Black
Color scheme was created by DylanMurray
Colors codes in palette
SMPTE Color Bars color codes HEX, RGB information in table
| Color | HEX | RGB | Name | Alternative name |
| #c0c0c0 | #c0c0c0 | RGB(192, 192, 192) | Argent | Silver |
| #c0c000 | #c0c000 | RGB(192, 192, 0) | Acid Green | — |
| #00c000 | #00c000 | RGB(0, 192, 0) | Islamic Green | Waystone Green |
| #00c0c0 | #00c0c0 | RGB(0, 192, 192) | Turquoise Surf | — |
| #c000c0 | #c000c0 | RGB(192, 0, 192) | Deep Magenta | — |
| #c00000 | #c00000 | RGB(192, 0, 0) | UE Red | Free Speech Red |
| #0000c0 | #0000c0 | RGB(0, 0, 192) | Medium Blue | — |
| #131313 | #131313 | RGB(19, 19, 19) | Chinese Black | Cursed Black |
| #00214c | #00214c | RGB(0, 33, 76) | Oxford Blue | — |
| #ffffff | #ffffff | RGB(255, 255, 255) | White | — |
| #32006a | #32006a | RGB(50, 0, 106) | Deep Violet | — |
| #090909 | #090909 | RGB(9, 9, 9) | Vampire Black | — |
| #1d1d1d | #1d1d1d | RGB(29, 29, 29) | Eerie Black | — |
Color Palette Contrast
25 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
| Text Color | Background Color | Contrast Ratio |
#c0c0c0 | #c0c000 | 1.07 |
#c0c0c0 | #00c000 | 1.35 |
#c0c0c0 | #00c0c0 | 1.24 |
#c0c0c0 | #ffffff | 1.81 |
#c0c000 | #00c000 | 1.26 |
#c0c000 | #00c0c0 | 1.15 |
Image palette SMPTE Color Bars png
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