What color is #500E38?

#500E38 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #500E38?

The RGB value is 80, 14, 56: 80 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #500E38?

The complementary color is #0E5026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #500E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#500E38 color

#500E38 rgb(80, 14, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #500E38 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 5.5% green and 22% blue (80, 14, 56).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 70% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#500E38 color codes

HEX	`#500E38`
RGB	`rgb(80, 14, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 5.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 70%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 83%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, 34.17, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 35.43, 344.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.179, 2.306, 3.966)`
Decimal	`5246520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #500E38, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #500E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#500E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #500E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #500e38; }
.text { color: #500e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #500e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 14 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #500e38, #500e17); }

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Questions

What color is #500E38?: #500E38 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #500E38?: The RGB value is 80, 14, 56: 80 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #500E38?: The complementary color is #0E5026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #500E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.