PANTONE 8503 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 8503 C

Hex Color Code

#2B3D43

RGB Color Code

RGB(43, 61, 67)

CMYK Values*

35.8%, 9.0%, 0.0%, 73.7%

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#2B3D43 PANTONE 8503 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 8503 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 8503 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 8503 C is #2B3D43, and the RGB color code is RGB(43, 61, 67).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 8503 C has a red value of 43, a green value of 61, and a blue value of 67. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 35.8% cyan, 9.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 73.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 195° (degrees), 21.8 % saturation, and 21.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 8503 C has a hue of 195° (degrees), 35.8 % saturation and 26.3 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 8503 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 8503 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 8503 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 8503 C has an LRV of nearly 4.3. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

PANTONE 8503 C

LRV 4.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 4.3 of PANTONE 8503 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 8503 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 8503 C meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

PANTONE 8503 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #2B3D43

Hex triplet: #2B3D43
Red: 2B
Green: 3D
Blue: 43

RGBA / RGB rgb(43, 61, 67)

Red: 43 (16.9%)
Green: 61 (23.9%)
Blue: 67 (26.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 35.82%
Magenta: 8.96%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 73.73%

HSL hsl(195deg, 21.8 %, 21.6 %)

Hue: 195°
Saturation: 21.82 %
Lightness: 21.57 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 195°
Saturation: 35.82 %
Brightness / Value: 26.27 %

RYB ryb(146, 165, 186)

Red: 146 (57.1%)
Yellow: 165 (64.5%)
Blue: 186 (73.0%)

HWB

Hue: 195°
Whiteness: 16.86 %
Blackness: 73.73 %

CMY

Cyan: 83.14%
Magenta: 76.08%
Yellow: 73.73%

XYZ

X: 3.68
Y: 4.26
Z: 5.94

YXY

Y1: 4.26
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 24.5
A: -5.45
B: -6.01

CIE-Lch

L: 24.5
C: 8.12
H: 227.8

CIE-Luv

L: 24.5
U: -8.1
V: -6.19

Hunter-Lab

L: 20.63
A: -4.28
B: -2.62

Other

LRV: ~ 4.3 %
Munsell Color System: 8.7BG 2.3/2

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to PANTONE 8503 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 8503 C (CMS - Pantone PMS), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#2D383A Color Outer Space

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#2A3439 Color Gunmetal

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#36454F Color Charcoal

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#264B56 Color Teal Green

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Pantone PMS

#2B3D43 Color PANTONE 8503 C

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#333F48 Color PANTONE 432 C

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#253746 Color PANTONE 7546 C

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

#304B59 Color PANTONE 4161 C

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Pantone TCX

#2E3C41 Color PANTONE 19-4908 TCX - Magical Forest

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#203E4A Color PANTONE 19-4326 TCX - Reflecting Pond

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#303D3C Color PANTONE 19-5212 TCX - Darkest Spruce

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#313F4A Color PANTONE 19-4112 TCX - Stratified Sea

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

British Standard 4800

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to British Standard 4800

#2B4149 Color BS 18-C-39 - Deep River

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

#363E42 Color BS 00-A-13 - Storm Grey (Greyfriar)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#323638 Color BS 18-B-27 - Grey

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

#3D4D5A Color BS 20-C-40 - Midnight

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

RAL Classic

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to RAL Classic

#2B3A44 Color RAL 5008 - Gray Blue

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#374345 Color RAL 7026 - Granite Gray

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#383E42 Color RAL 7016 - Anthracite Gray

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#303D3A Color RAL 6012 - Black Green

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

RAL Design

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to RAL Design

#1C3339 Color RAL 230 20 10 - Ore Bluish Black

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#1E323B Color RAL 240 20 10 - Elderberry Black

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#344953 Color RAL 240 30 10 - Dirty Blue

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#374B52 Color RAL 230 30 10 - Galenite Blue

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

Paint similar to PANTONE 8503 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 8503 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE 8503 C once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Sherwin Williams

#23383F Color Dark Night (SW 6237)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#35454E Color Gale Force (SW 7605)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#273E3E Color Cascades (SW 7623)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#3D484C Color Mount Etna (SW 7625)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

Valspar

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Valspar

#2B3F40 Color Deep River Green (5010-3)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#293944 Color Pitch Cobalt (5010-2)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

#23424A Color Everglade Deck (5011-3)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#354140 Color Black Evergreen (5009-1)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Benjamin Moore

#2F3E3E Color Salamander (2050-10)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#364042 Color Regent Green (2136-20)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#373D3F Color Midnight (2131-20)

95.03% match | ΔE 4.97

#30484A Color Miramichi (CC-752)

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

PPG Paints

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to PPG Paints

#3B484F Color Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#334B58 Color Sailor's Coat (PPG1153-7)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#3D4645 Color Dark As Night (PPG14-05)

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

#434B4F Color Black Forest (PPG1012-7)

93.43% match | ΔE 6.57

Behr

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Behr

#3E474C Color Winter Way (PPU25-23)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#344D58 Color Nocturne Blue (HDC-CL-28)

94.32% match | ΔE 5.68

#3F5052 Color Thermal (S440-7)

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#43484B Color Little Black Dress (PPU24-23)

93.02% match | ΔE 6.98

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Dunn-Edwards

#384543 Color Refined Green (DEA 181)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#415053 Color Lunar Eclipse (DE 5776)

93.35% match | ΔE 6.65

#414549 Color Stargazing (DE 6336)

93.02% match | ΔE 6.98

#30525B Color Encore Teal (DEA 182)

92.38% match | ΔE 7.62

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 8503 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 8503 C to Farrow & Ball

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

#45494C Color Railings (31)

92.35% match | ΔE 7.65

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

91.80% match | ΔE 8.20

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

91.56% match | ΔE 8.44

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 8503 C - #2B3D43 color palettes and coordinating colors

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030405

172124

2B3D43

3F5962

537681

69919E

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

2B4331

2B433D

2B3D43

2B3143

312B43

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

2B3D43

432B3D

3D432B

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

2B3D43

3D2B43

43312B

31432B

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

2B3D43

405055

556368

6A777B

7F8A8E

959EA1

AAB1B3

BFC4C6

D4D8D9

E9EBEC

FFFFFF

PANTONE 8503 C - #2B3D43 Tints

2B3D43

26363C

223035

1E2A2E

192428

151E21

11181A

0C1214

080C0D

040606

000000

PANTONE 8503 C - #2B3D43 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#2B3D43

PANTONE 8503 C

#43312B

Old Burgundy*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of PANTONE 8503 C - #2B3D43?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 8503 C - #2B3D43 is #43312B, color name is Old Burgundy*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.