What color is #503640?

#503640 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 #503640?

The RGB value is 80, 54, 64: 80 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503640?

The complementary color is #365046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503640 color

#503640 rgb(80, 54, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #503640 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 21.2% green and 25.1% blue (80, 54, 64).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#503640 color codes

HEX	`#503640`
RGB	`rgb(80, 54, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 21.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 13.39, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 13.48, 353.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.553, 4.714, 5.467)`
Decimal	`5256768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503640, 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 #503640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #503640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503640; }
.text { color: #503640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 54 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503640, #503936); }

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Questions

What color is #503640?: #503640 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 #503640?: The RGB value is 80, 54, 64: 80 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503640?: The complementary color is #365046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.