What color is #503645?

#503645 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503645?

The RGB value is 80, 54, 69: 80 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503645?

The complementary color is #365041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503645 color

#503645 rgb(80, 54, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503645 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 21.2% green and 27.1% blue (80, 54, 69).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#503645 color codes

HEX	`#503645`
RGB	`rgb(80, 54, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 21.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 14.35, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 15.07, 342.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.702, 4.774, 6.25)`
Decimal	`5256773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503645, 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 #503645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #503645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503645; }
.text { color: #503645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 54 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503645, #503638); }

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Questions

What color is #503645?: #503645 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503645?: The RGB value is 80, 54, 69: 80 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503645?: The complementary color is #365041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.