What color is #503145?

#503145 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503145?

The RGB value is 80, 49, 69: 80 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503145?

The complementary color is #31503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503145 color

#503145 rgb(80, 49, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503145 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 19.2% green and 27.1% blue (80, 49, 69).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#503145 color codes

HEX	`#503145`
RGB	`rgb(80, 49, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 19.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.74, 17.56, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.74, 18.77, 339.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.481, 4.332, 6.177)`
Decimal	`5255493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503145, 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 #503145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #503145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503145; }
.text { color: #503145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 49 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503145, #503136); }

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Questions

What color is #503145?: #503145 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503145?: The RGB value is 80, 49, 69: 80 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503145?: The complementary color is #31503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.