What color is #503043?

#503043 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503043?

The RGB value is 80, 48, 67: 80 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503043?

The complementary color is #30503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503043 color

#503043 rgb(80, 48, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503043 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 18.8% green and 26.3% blue (80, 48, 67).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#503043 color codes

HEX	`#503043`
RGB	`rgb(80, 48, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 18.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 40%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, 17.81, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 18.73, 342.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.378, 4.225, 5.841)`
Decimal	`5255235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503043, 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 #503043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #503043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503043; }
.text { color: #503043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 48 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503043, #503033); }

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Questions

What color is #503043?: #503043 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503043?: The RGB value is 80, 48, 67: 80 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503043?: The complementary color is #30503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.