What color is #503A38?

#503A38 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 #503A38?

The RGB value is 80, 58, 56: 80 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503A38?

The complementary color is #384E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503A38 color

#503A38 rgb(80, 58, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503A38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.7% green and 22% blue (80, 58, 56).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#503A38 color codes

HEX	`#503A38`
RGB	`rgb(80, 58, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 9.39, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 10.66, 28.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.535, 5.017, 4.418)`
Decimal	`5257784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503A38, 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 #503A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #503A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503a38; }
.text { color: #503a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 58 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503a38, #504638); }

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Questions

What color is #503A38?: #503A38 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 #503A38?: The RGB value is 80, 58, 56: 80 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503A38?: The complementary color is #384E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.