#503e42

Color #503e42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#503e42

RGB

rgb(80, 62, 66)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 12.7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 22.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 17.5%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(28.23, 8.59, 0.55)

LCH

lch(28.23, 8.61, 3.66)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0258, 3.55)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 24.3%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e504c

Analogous

#503e4b

#503e42

#50433e

Triadic

#503e42

#42503e

#3e4250

Split-complementary

#503e42

#3e5043

#3e4b50

Tetradic

#503e42

#504c3e

#3e504c

#3e4250

Square

#503e42

#4b503e

#3e504c

#433e50

Shades

Color #503e42 mixed toward black.

#433437

#35292c

#281f21

#1b1516

#0d0a0b

Tints

Color #503e42 mixed toward white.

#72595e

#94757c

#af979c

#c9babd

#e4dcde

Tones

Color #503e42 mixed toward gray.

#4e3f43

#4d4144

#4b4244

#4a4445

#484546

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.11:1

White text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494941 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#4a4b41 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#4f4040 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #503e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#503e42]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#503e42 (#503e42) is rgb(80, 62, 66) in RGB.

No, #503e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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