What color is #503632?

#503632 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503632?

The RGB value is 80, 54, 50: 80 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503632?

The complementary color is #324C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503632 color

#503632 rgb(80, 54, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503632 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 21.2% green and 19.6% blue (80, 54, 50).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#503632 color codes

HEX	`#503632`
RGB	`rgb(80, 54, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 21.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 11.03, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 13.17, 33.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.203, 4.574, 3.626)`
Decimal	`5256754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503632, 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 #503632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #503632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503632; }
.text { color: #503632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 54 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503632, #504532); }

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Questions

What color is #503632?: #503632 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503632?: The RGB value is 80, 54, 50: 80 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503632?: The complementary color is #324C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.