What color is #503F49?

#503F49 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 #503F49?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 73: 80 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F49?

The complementary color is #3F5046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F49 color

#503F49 rgb(80, 63, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503F49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 28.6% blue (80, 63, 73).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#503F49 color codes

HEX	`#503F49`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 9.33, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 9.89, 340.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.288, 5.742, 7.079)`
Decimal	`5259081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F49, 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 #503F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #503F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f49; }
.text { color: #503f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f49, #503f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503F49?: #503F49 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 #503F49?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 73: 80 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F49?: The complementary color is #3F5046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.