What color is #50253C?

#50253C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50253C?

The RGB value is 80, 37, 60: 80 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50253C?

The complementary color is #255039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50253C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50253C color

#50253C rgb(80, 37, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50253C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 14.5% green and 23.5% blue (80, 37, 60).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#50253C color codes

HEX	`#50253C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 37, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 14.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.41, 23.36, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.41, 24, 346.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.786, 3.355, 4.67)`
Decimal	`5252412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50253C, 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 #50253C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50253C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #50253C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50253c; }
.text { color: #50253c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50253c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 37 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50253c, #502527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50253C?: #50253C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50253C?: The RGB value is 80, 37, 60: 80 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50253C?: The complementary color is #255039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50253C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.