What color is #503821?

#503821 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503821?

The RGB value is 80, 56, 33: 80 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503821?

The complementary color is #213950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503821?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503821 color

#503821 rgb(80, 56, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503821 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22% green and 12.9% blue (80, 56, 33).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 59% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#503821 color codes

HEX	`#503821`
RGB	`rgb(80, 56, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 59%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, 7.59, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 19.99, 67.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.997, 4.644, 2.072)`
Decimal	`5257249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503821, 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 #503821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503821 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #503821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503821; }
.text { color: #503821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 56 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503821, #504f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #503821?: #503821 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503821?: The RGB value is 80, 56, 33: 80 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503821?: The complementary color is #213950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503821?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.