What color is #504347?

#504347 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504347?

The RGB value is 80, 67, 71: 80 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504347?

The complementary color is #43504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504347 color

#504347 rgb(80, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504347 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (80, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#504347 color codes

HEX	`#504347`
RGB	`rgb(80, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.85, 6.35, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.85, 6.35, 356.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.453, 6.175, 6.812)`
Decimal	`5260103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504347, 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 #504347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #504347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504347; }
.text { color: #504347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504347, #504643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504347?: #504347 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504347?: The RGB value is 80, 67, 71: 80 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504347?: The complementary color is #43504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.