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#503302 Color

#503302 is rgb(80, 51, 2) in RGB, hsl(38, 95%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 98%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#503302
HEX#503302
RGBrgb(80, 51, 2)
HSLhsl(38, 95%, 16%)
HSVhsv(38, 98%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 98%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(34.7% 0.072 73.6)
LABlab(24.20% 10.42 32.73)
LCHlch(24.20% 34.35 72.34)

What #503302 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #503302, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#503302 Channel Values

How #503302 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 51 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 95% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 98% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 98% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.57:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #503302 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #503302 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #503302

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #503302; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #503302

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #503302.

How #503302 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#503302
Protanopia#393901
Protanomaly#433702
Deuteranopia#3E3E00
Deuteranomaly#463A00
Tritanopia#523030
Tritanomaly#513124
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #503302 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-503302: #503302;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #503302;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-503302': '#503302' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.200, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_503302">#503302</color>
SVG fillfill="#503302"

More Brown Colors

#503302 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#503302 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #503302?

#503302 is a darkest brown — rgb(80, 51, 2) in RGB and hsl(38, 95%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #503302?

#503302 is rgb(80, 51, 2) — red 80, green 51, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #503302?

#503302 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 98%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #503302 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #503302 scores 11.57:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #503302 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #503302 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 24.05, which is visibly different.

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