What color is #503E53?

#503E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503E53?

The RGB value is 80, 62, 83: 80 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503E53?

The complementary color is #41533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503E53 color

#503E53 rgb(80, 62, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503E53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (80, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#503E53 color codes

HEX	`#503E53`
RGB	`rgb(80, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, 12.16, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 15.52, 321.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.592, 5.775, 8.949)`
Decimal	`5258835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503E53, 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 #503E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #503E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503e53; }
.text { color: #503e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503e53, #533e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503E53?: #503E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503E53?: The RGB value is 80, 62, 83: 80 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503E53?: The complementary color is #41533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.