Information about #503835 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#503835 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 56, 53) — 31.4% red, 22% green, 20.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 11 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned earthy red, #503835 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Van Cleef (#523936). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Royal Brown (#523B35) and Earlybird (#513939).

The recipe behind #503835 is rgb(80, 56, 53), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #503835: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #503835 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#503835 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#503835 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #503835

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Bean color link
Bean

#4A3531

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#503835
  • RGB80, 56, 53
  • CMYK0, 9, 11, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 56, 53)
  • HSL7°, 20%, 26%
  • HSL Precise6.667°, 20.301%, 26.078%
  • HSV7°, 34%, 31%
  • HSB7°, 34%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.220, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.220, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.220, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID503835
  • DECIMAL ID5257269
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01