What color is #503120?

#503120 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 #503120?

The RGB value is 80, 49, 32: 80 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503120?

The complementary color is #203F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503120 color

#503120 rgb(80, 49, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503120 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 19.2% green and 12.5% blue (80, 49, 32).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 43% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 60% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#503120 color codes

HEX	`#503120`
RGB	`rgb(80, 49, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 19.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 43%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 60%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 60%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.69, 12.01, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.69, 20.5, 54.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.668, 4.007, 1.894)`
Decimal	`5255456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503120, 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 #503120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #503120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503120; }
.text { color: #503120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 49 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503120, #504920); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #503120?: #503120 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 #503120?: The RGB value is 80, 49, 32: 80 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503120?: The complementary color is #203F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.