What color is #50223F?

#50223F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50223F?

The RGB value is 80, 34, 63: 80 red, 34 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50223F?

The complementary color is #225033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50223F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50223F color

#50223F rgb(80, 34, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50223F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 13.3% green and 24.7% blue (80, 34, 63).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#50223F color codes

HEX	`#50223F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 34, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 13.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 57%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, 25.64, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 26.98, 341.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.778, 3.209, 5.069)`
Decimal	`5251647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50223F, 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 #50223F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50223F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #50223F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50223f; }
.text { color: #50223f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50223f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 34 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50223f, #502228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #50223F?: #50223F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50223F?: The RGB value is 80, 34, 63: 80 red, 34 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50223F?: The complementary color is #225033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50223F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.