What color is #50383A?

#50383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50383A?

The RGB value is 80, 56, 58: 80 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50383A?

The complementary color is #38504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50383A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50383A color

#50383A rgb(80, 56, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50383A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22% green and 22.7% blue (80, 56, 58).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#50383A color codes

HEX	`#50383A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 56, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, 11.02, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 11.42, 15.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.486, 4.84, 4.647)`
Decimal	`5257274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50383A, 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 #50383A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50383A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #50383A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50383a; }
.text { color: #50383a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50383a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 56 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50383a, #504238); }

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Questions

What color is #50383A?: #50383A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50383A?: The RGB value is 80, 56, 58: 80 red, 56 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50383A?: The complementary color is #38504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50383A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.