What color is #503F34?

#503F34 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 #503F34?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 52: 80 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F34?

The complementary color is #344550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F34 color

#503F34 rgb(80, 63, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #503F34 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 20.4% blue (80, 63, 52).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#503F34 color codes

HEX	`#503F34`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, 5.53, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 11.04, 59.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.706, 5.509, 4.011)`
Decimal	`5259060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F34, 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 #503F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #503F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f34; }
.text { color: #503f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f34, #504d34); }

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Questions

What color is #503F34?: #503F34 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 #503F34?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 52: 80 red, 63 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F34?: The complementary color is #344550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.