What color is #503C40?

#503C40 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 #503C40?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 64: 80 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C40?

The complementary color is #3C504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C40 color

#503C40 rgb(80, 60, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503C40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 25.1% blue (80, 60, 64).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#503C40 color codes

HEX	`#503C40`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, 9.5, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 9.55, 5.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.85, 5.308, 5.566)`
Decimal	`5258304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C40, 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 #503C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #503C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c40; }
.text { color: #503c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c40, #50423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #503C40?: #503C40 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 #503C40?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 64: 80 red, 60 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C40?: The complementary color is #3C504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.