What color is #50331D?

#50331D 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 #50331D?

The RGB value is 80, 51, 29: 80 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50331D?

The complementary color is #1D3A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50331D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50331D color

#50331D rgb(80, 51, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #50331D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20% green and 11.4% blue (80, 51, 29).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 64% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#50331D color codes

HEX	`#50331D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 51, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 64%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 64%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, 10.43, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 21.81, 61.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.714, 4.162, 1.717)`
Decimal	`5255965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50331D, 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 #50331D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50331D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #50331D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50331d; }
.text { color: #50331d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50331d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 51 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50331d, #504d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #50331D?: #50331D 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 #50331D?: The RGB value is 80, 51, 29: 80 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50331D?: The complementary color is #1D3A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50331D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.