Information about #503E3A color

#503E3A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#503E3A falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 62, 58) — 31.4% red, 24.3% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 9 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #503E3A reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and 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 a hair away from Crater Brown (#4D3E3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Paco (#4F4037) and Dark Puce (#4F3A3C).

The recipe behind #503E3A is rgb(80, 62, 58), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #503E3A: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #503E3A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#503E3A color variations

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

#503E3A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#503E3A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#503E3A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#503E3A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#503E3A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #503E3A

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

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo color link
Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo

#4D3B3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Brown Rat Grey color link
Brown Rat Grey

#4B3C39

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Double Oilskin color link
Double Oilskin

#50453A

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

#503E3A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#503E3A
  • RGB80, 62, 58
  • CMYK0, 7, 9, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 62, 58)
  • HSL11°, 16%, 27%
  • HSL Precise10.909°, 15.942%, 27.059%
  • HSV11°, 28%, 31%
  • HSB11°, 28%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.243, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.243, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.243, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID503E3A
  • DECIMAL ID5258810
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers335 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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