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
Created at 06/14/2019 06:57
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, 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) — 62% of colors are vivid.
Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.
Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (6 of 13).
HEX codes (sorted): #0000C0, #00214C, #00C000, #00C0C0, #090909, #131313, #1D1D1D, #32006A, #C00000, #C000C0, #C0C000, #C0C0C0, #FFFFFF
Palette SMPTE Color Bars combines 13 color codes:
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, Shade of Dark Khaki, Shade of Lime Green, Shade of Dark Turquoise, Shade of Dark Orchid, Shade of Firebrick, Shade of Medium Blue, Tint of Black, Shade of Midnight Blue, White, Shade of Indigo, Tint of Black, Tint of Black
Color scheme was created by DylanMurray
Color 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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