What color is #503226?

#503226 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503226?

The RGB value is 80, 50, 38: 80 red, 50 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503226?

The complementary color is #264450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503226?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503226 color

#503226 rgb(80, 50, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503226 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 19.6% green and 14.9% blue (80, 50, 38).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 52% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Couch (#4E2A20), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#503226 color codes

HEX	`#503226`
RGB	`rgb(80, 50, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 19.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 52%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.09, 12.01, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.09, 17.86, 47.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.799, 4.127, 2.377)`
Decimal	`5255718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503226, 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 #503226	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503226 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #503226 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503226; }
.text { color: #503226; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503226; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 50 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503226, #504726); }

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Questions

What color is #503226?: #503226 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503226?: The RGB value is 80, 50, 38: 80 red, 50 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503226?: The complementary color is #264450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503226?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.