What color is #504342?

#504342 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504342?

The RGB value is 80, 67, 66: 80 red, 67 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504342?

The complementary color is #424F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504342 color

#504342 rgb(80, 67, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504342 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 26.3% green and 25.9% blue (80, 67, 66).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#504342 color codes

HEX	`#504342`
RGB	`rgb(80, 67, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 26.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.7, 5.37, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.7, 6, 26.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.299, 6.113, 6.001)`
Decimal	`5260098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504342, 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 #504342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #504342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504342; }
.text { color: #504342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 67 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504342, #504a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504342?: #504342 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504342?: The RGB value is 80, 67, 66: 80 red, 67 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504342?: The complementary color is #424F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.