What color is #503C33?

#503C33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503C33?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 51: 80 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C33?

The complementary color is #334750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C33 color

#503C33 rgb(80, 60, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503C33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 20% blue (80, 60, 51).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#503C33 color codes

HEX	`#503C33`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.23, 7.31, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.23, 11.56, 50.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.522, 5.176, 3.84)`
Decimal	`5258291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C33, 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 #503C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #503C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c33; }
.text { color: #503c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c33, #504b33); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #503C33?: #503C33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503C33?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 51: 80 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C33?: The complementary color is #334750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.