What color is #503E48?

#503E48 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503E48?

The RGB value is 80, 62, 72: 80 red, 62 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503E48?

The complementary color is #3E5046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503E48 color

#503E48 rgb(80, 62, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503E48 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.3% green and 28.2% blue (80, 62, 72).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#503E48 color codes

HEX	`#503E48`
RGB	`rgb(80, 62, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, 9.77, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 10.25, 342.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.201, 5.619, 6.888)`
Decimal	`5258824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503E48, 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 #503E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #503E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503e48; }
.text { color: #503e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 62 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503e48, #503e3f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #503E48?: #503E48 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503E48?: The RGB value is 80, 62, 72: 80 red, 62 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503E48?: The complementary color is #3E5046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.