What color is #504327?

#504327 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 #504327?

The RGB value is 80, 67, 39: 80 red, 67 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504327?

The complementary color is #273450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504327?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504327 color

#504327 rgb(80, 67, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #504327 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 26.3% green and 15.3% blue (80, 67, 39).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 51% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#504327 color codes

HEX	`#504327`
RGB	`rgb(80, 67, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 26.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 51%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, 1.22, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 19.06, 86.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.682, 5.867, 2.752)`
Decimal	`5260071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504327, 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 #504327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #504327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504327; }
.text { color: #504327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 67 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504327, #485027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504327?: #504327 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 #504327?: The RGB value is 80, 67, 39: 80 red, 67 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504327?: The complementary color is #273450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504327?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.