What color is #503B1A?

#503B1A 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 #503B1A?

The RGB value is 80, 59, 26: 80 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503B1A?

The complementary color is #1A2F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503B1A color

#503B1A rgb(80, 59, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503B1A is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.1% green and 10.2% blue (80, 59, 26).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 51% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 68% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#503B1A color codes

HEX	`#503B1A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 59, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 51%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 68%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.47, 5.01, 23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.47, 24.18, 78.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.059, 4.908, 1.658)`
Decimal	`5258010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503B1A, 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 #503B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #503B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503b1a; }
.text { color: #503b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 59 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503b1a, #4a501a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #503B1A?: #503B1A 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 #503B1A?: The RGB value is 80, 59, 26: 80 red, 59 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503B1A?: The complementary color is #1A2F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.