What color is #503232?

#503232 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503232?

The RGB value is 80, 50, 50: 80 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503232?

The complementary color is #325050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503232 color

#503232 rgb(80, 50, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #503232 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 19.6% green and 19.6% blue (80, 50, 50).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#503232 color codes

HEX	`#503232`
RGB	`rgb(80, 50, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 19.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, 13.62, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 14.73, 22.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.025, 4.217, 3.566)`
Decimal	`5255730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503232, 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 #503232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #503232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503232; }
.text { color: #503232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 50 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503232, #504132); }

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Questions

What color is #503232?: #503232 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503232?: The RGB value is 80, 50, 50: 80 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503232?: The complementary color is #325050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.