What color is #502D36?

#502D36 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #502D36?

The RGB value is 80, 45, 54: 80 red, 45 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502D36?

The complementary color is #2D5047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502D36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502D36 color

#502D36 rgb(80, 45, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #502D36 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 17.6% green and 21.2% blue (80, 45, 54).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#502D36 color codes

HEX	`#502D36`
RGB	`rgb(80, 45, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 17.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.17, 17.43, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.17, 17.47, 3.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.913, 3.849, 3.973)`
Decimal	`5254454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502D36, 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 #502D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #502D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502d36; }
.text { color: #502d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 45 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502d36, #50352d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #502D36?: #502D36 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #502D36?: The RGB value is 80, 45, 54: 80 red, 45 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502D36?: The complementary color is #2D5047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502D36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.