What color is #503F27?

#503F27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503F27?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 39: 80 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F27?

The complementary color is #273850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F27 color

#503F27 rgb(80, 63, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #503F27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 15.3% blue (80, 63, 39).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 51% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#503F27 color codes

HEX	`#503F27`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 51%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.86, 3.76, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.86, 17.88, 77.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.452, 5.407, 2.676)`
Decimal	`5259047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F27, 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 #503F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #503F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f27; }
.text { color: #503f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f27, #4c5027); }

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Questions

What color is #503F27?: #503F27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503F27?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 39: 80 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F27?: The complementary color is #273850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.