What color is #503A42?

#503A42 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 #503A42?

The RGB value is 80, 58, 66: 80 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503A42?

The complementary color is #3A5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503A42 color

#503A42 rgb(80, 58, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503A42 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.7% green and 25.9% blue (80, 58, 66).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#503A42 color codes

HEX	`#503A42`
RGB	`rgb(80, 58, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, 11.18, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 11.23, 354.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.805, 5.125, 5.837)`
Decimal	`5257794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503A42, 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 #503A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #503A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503a42; }
.text { color: #503a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 58 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503a42, #503d3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #503A42?: #503A42 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 #503A42?: The RGB value is 80, 58, 66: 80 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503A42?: The complementary color is #3A5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.