What color is #50393F?

#50393F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50393F?

The RGB value is 80, 57, 63: 80 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50393F?

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

Is black or white text better on #50393F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50393F color

#50393F rgb(80, 57, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50393F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.4% green and 24.7% blue (80, 57, 63).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#50393F color codes

HEX	`#50393F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 57, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 11.26, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 11.27, 1.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.669, 4.991, 5.366)`
Decimal	`5257535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50393F, 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 #50393F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50393F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #50393F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50393f; }
.text { color: #50393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50393f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 57 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50393f, #503e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #50393F?: #50393F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50393F?: The RGB value is 80, 57, 63: 80 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50393F?: The complementary color is #39504A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50393F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.