What color is #503834?

#503834 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503834?

The RGB value is 80, 56, 52: 80 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503834?

The complementary color is #344C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503834 color

#503834 rgb(80, 56, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503834 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22% green and 20.4% blue (80, 56, 52).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#503834 color codes

HEX	`#503834`
RGB	`rgb(80, 56, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 10.04, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 12.09, 33.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.342, 4.782, 3.89)`
Decimal	`5257268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503834, 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 #503834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #503834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503834; }
.text { color: #503834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 56 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503834, #504634); }

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Questions

What color is #503834?: #503834 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503834?: The RGB value is 80, 56, 52: 80 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503834?: The complementary color is #344C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.