What color is #50353A?

#50353A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50353A?

The RGB value is 80, 53, 58: 80 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50353A?

The complementary color is #35504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50353A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50353A color

#50353A rgb(80, 53, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #50353A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.8% green and 22.7% blue (80, 53, 58).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#50353A color codes

HEX	`#50353A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 53, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.43, 12.96, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.43, 13.09, 7.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.345, 4.557, 4.6)`
Decimal	`5256506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50353A, 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 #50353A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50353A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #50353A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50353a; }
.text { color: #50353a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50353a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 53 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50353a, #503e35); }

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Questions

What color is #50353A?: #50353A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50353A?: The RGB value is 80, 53, 58: 80 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50353A?: The complementary color is #35504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50353A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.