What color is #503D17?

#503D17 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 #503D17?

The RGB value is 80, 61, 23: 80 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503D17?

The complementary color is #172A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503D17 color

#503D17 rgb(80, 61, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503D17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.9% green and 9% blue (80, 61, 23).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 71% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#503D17 color codes

HEX	`#503D17`
RGB	`rgb(80, 61, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 71%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.03, 3.5, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.03, 26.21, 82.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.132, 5.105, 1.526)`
Decimal	`5258519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503D17, 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 #503D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #503D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503d17; }
.text { color: #503d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 61 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503d17, #475017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #503D17?: #503D17 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 #503D17?: The RGB value is 80, 61, 23: 80 red, 61 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503D17?: The complementary color is #172A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.