Information about #503E3E color

#503E3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#503E3E falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 62, 62) — 31.4% red, 24.3% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #503E3E reads as a gently muted red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Barista (#513F3F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Crater Brown (#4D3E3C) and Dark Puce (#4F3A3C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(80, 62, 62)), which gives #503E3E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#503E3E color variations

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

#503E3E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#503E3E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#403131

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#302525

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#201818

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Black

#000000

#503E3E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#655656

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Grey

#808080

#503E3E 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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#503E3E 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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#3E4751
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#3E5147
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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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#3E513E
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#3E3E51
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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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#47513E
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#3E5151
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Nearest named colors to #503E3E

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

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo color link
Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo

#4D3B3C

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Brown Rat Grey color link
Brown Rat Grey

#4B3C39

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Double Oilskin color link
Double Oilskin

#50453A

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

#503E3E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#503E3E
  • RGB80, 62, 62
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 62, 62)
  • HSL0°, 13%, 28%
  • HSL Precise0°, 12.676%, 27.843%
  • HSV0°, 23%, 31%
  • HSB0°, 23%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.243, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.243, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.243, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID503E3E
  • DECIMAL ID5258814
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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