What color is #503A3D?

#503A3D 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 #503A3D?

The RGB value is 80, 58, 61: 80 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503A3D?

The complementary color is #3A504D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503A3D color

#503A3D rgb(80, 58, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503A3D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.7% green and 23.9% blue (80, 58, 61).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#503A3D color codes

HEX	`#503A3D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 58, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, 10.25, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 10.44, 10.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.664, 5.069, 5.094)`
Decimal	`5257789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503A3D, 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 #503A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #503A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503a3d; }
.text { color: #503a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 58 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503a3d, #50423a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #503A3D?: #503A3D 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 #503A3D?: The RGB value is 80, 58, 61: 80 red, 58 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503A3D?: The complementary color is #3A504D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.