What color is #50393A?

#50393A 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 #50393A?

The RGB value is 80, 57, 58: 80 red, 57 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50393A?

The complementary color is #39504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50393A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50393A color

#50393A rgb(80, 57, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50393A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.4% green and 22.7% blue (80, 57, 58).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% 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 10.57:1).

#50393A color codes

HEX	`#50393A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 57, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, 10.38, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 10.92, 18.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.535, 4.938, 4.664)`
Decimal	`5257530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50393A, 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 #50393A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50393A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #50393A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50393a; }
.text { color: #50393a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50393a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 57 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50393a, #504439); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50393A?: #50393A 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 #50393A?: The RGB value is 80, 57, 58: 80 red, 57 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50393A?: The complementary color is #39504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50393A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.