What color is #50403C?

#50403C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50403C?

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

What is the complementary color of #50403C?

The complementary color is #3C4C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50403C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50403C color

#50403C rgb(80, 64, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50403C is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 12°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#50403C color codes

HEX	`#50403C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 64, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 25.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.64, 6.2, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.64, 8, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.957, 5.699, 5.06)`
Decimal	`5259324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50403C, 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 #50403C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50403C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #50403C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50403c; }
.text { color: #50403c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50403c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 64 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50403c, #504a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #50403C?: #50403C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50403C?: The RGB value is 80, 64, 60: 80 red, 64 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50403C?: The complementary color is #3C4C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50403C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.