What color is #503C3A?

#503C3A 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 #503C3A?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 58: 80 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C3A?

The complementary color is #3A4E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C3A color

#503C3A rgb(80, 60, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503C3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 22.7% blue (80, 60, 58).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#503C3A color codes

HEX	`#503C3A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.42, 8.43, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.42, 9.62, 28.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.688, 5.243, 4.715)`
Decimal	`5258298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C3A, 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 #503C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #503C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c3a; }
.text { color: #503c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c3a, #50473a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #503C3A?: #503C3A 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 #503C3A?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 58: 80 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C3A?: The complementary color is #3A4E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.