What color is #50301E?

#50301E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50301E?

The RGB value is 80, 48, 30: 80 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50301E?

The complementary color is #1E3E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50301E color

#50301E rgb(80, 48, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #50301E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (80, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#50301E color codes

HEX	`#50301E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 45%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 62%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.38, 12.45, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.38, 21.49, 54.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.6, 3.914, 1.741)`
Decimal	`5255198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50301E, 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 #50301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #50301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50301e; }
.text { color: #50301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50301e, #50491e); }

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Questions

What color is #50301E?: #50301E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50301E?: The RGB value is 80, 48, 30: 80 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50301E?: The complementary color is #1E3E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.