What color is #501537?

#501537 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 #501537?

The RGB value is 80, 21, 55: 80 red, 21 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #501537?

The complementary color is #15502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #501537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#501537 color

#501537 rgb(80, 21, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #501537 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 8.2% green and 21.6% blue (80, 21, 55).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 31% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#501537 color codes

HEX	`#501537`
RGB	`rgb(80, 21, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 8.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 74%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 31%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, 31.14, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 31.95, 347.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.266, 2.518, 3.875)`
Decimal	`5248311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #501537, 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 #501537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#501537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #501537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #501537; }
.text { color: #501537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #501537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 21 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #501537, #501519); }

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Questions

What color is #501537?: #501537 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 #501537?: The RGB value is 80, 21, 55: 80 red, 21 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #501537?: The complementary color is #15502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #501537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.