What color is #50173C?

#50173C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50173C?

The RGB value is 80, 23, 60: 80 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50173C?

The complementary color is #17502B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50173C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50173C color

#50173C rgb(80, 23, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50173C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 9% green and 23.5% blue (80, 23, 60).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#50173C color codes

HEX	`#50173C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 23, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, 30.97, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 32.49, 342.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.43, 2.645, 4.551)`
Decimal	`5248828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50173C, 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 #50173C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50173C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #50173C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50173c; }
.text { color: #50173c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50173c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 23 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50173c, #50171f); }

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Questions

What color is #50173C?: #50173C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50173C?: The RGB value is 80, 23, 60: 80 red, 23 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50173C?: The complementary color is #17502B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50173C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.