What color is #503B16?

#503B16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503B16?

The RGB value is 80, 59, 22: 80 red, 59 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503B16?

The complementary color is #162B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503B16 color

#503B16 rgb(80, 59, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503B16 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.1% green and 8.6% blue (80, 59, 22).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 57% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 72% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#503B16 color codes

HEX	`#503B16`
RGB	`rgb(80, 59, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 57%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 73%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 72%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 4.7, 25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 26.28, 79.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.017, 4.892, 1.439)`
Decimal	`5258006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503B16, 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 #503B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #503B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503b16; }
.text { color: #503b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 59 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503b16, #485016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #503B16?: #503B16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503B16?: The RGB value is 80, 59, 22: 80 red, 59 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503B16?: The complementary color is #162B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.