What color is #501F00?

#501F00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #501F00?

The RGB value is 80, 31, 0: 80 red, 31 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #501F00?

The complementary color is #003150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #501F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#501F00 color

#501F00 rgb(80, 31, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #501F00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 12.2% green and 0% blue (80, 31, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#501F00 color codes

HEX	`#501F00`
RGB	`rgb(80, 31, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 12.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 100%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, 21.21, 27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 34.93, 52.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.799, 2.686, 0.318)`
Decimal	`5250816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #501F00, 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 #501F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#501F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #501F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #501f00; }
.text { color: #501f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #501f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 31 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #501f00, #504700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #501F00?: #501F00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #501F00?: The RGB value is 80, 31, 0: 80 red, 31 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #501F00?: The complementary color is #003150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #501F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.