What color is #503F4F?

#503F4F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503F4F?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 79: 80 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F4F?

The complementary color is #3F5040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F4F color

#503F4F rgb(80, 63, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503F4F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (80, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#503F4F color codes

HEX	`#503F4F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, 10.61, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 12.63, 327.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.497, 5.825, 8.178)`
Decimal	`5259087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F4F, 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 #503F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #503F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f4f; }
.text { color: #503f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f4f, #503f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #503F4F?: #503F4F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503F4F?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 79: 80 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F4F?: The complementary color is #3F5040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.