Recognised as Colour
#503F3E
- #503F3E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#503F3E is a red with RGB values 80, 63, 62 and HSL 3°, 13%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#503F3E#503F3E
HEX#503F3E
RGBrgb(80, 63, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2471, 0.2431
RGB percentages31.4%, 24.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(3.3, 12.7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 22.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 22.5%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,259,070
CSS custom property--colour: #503F3E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#AFC0C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E4F50
Analogous#503E46, #50483E
Triadic#3E503F, #3F3E50
Split complementary#3E5048, #3E4650
Tetradic#46503E, #3E4F50, #483E50
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G63
B62
Red80 (31.4%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue3.33°
Saturation (HSL)12.68%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 50 · G 3F · B 3E
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