What color is #50343F?

#50343F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50343F?

The RGB value is 80, 52, 63: 80 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50343F?

The complementary color is #345045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50343F color

#50343F rgb(80, 52, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #50343F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (80, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#50343F color codes

HEX	`#50343F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.32, 14.5, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.32, 14.6, 353.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.434, 4.521, 5.288)`
Decimal	`5256255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50343F, 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 #50343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #50343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50343f; }
.text { color: #50343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50343f, #503734); }

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Questions

What color is #50343F?: #50343F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50343F?: The RGB value is 80, 52, 63: 80 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50343F?: The complementary color is #345045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.