What color is #50454C?

#50454C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50454C?

The RGB value is 80, 69, 76: 80 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50454C?

The complementary color is #455049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50454C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50454C color

#50454C rgb(80, 69, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50454C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.1% green and 29.8% blue (80, 69, 76).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#50454C color codes

HEX	`#50454C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 69, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.6, 6.1, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.6, 6.58, 337.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.741, 6.484, 7.732)`
Decimal	`5260620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50454C, 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 #50454C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50454C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #50454C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50454c; }
.text { color: #50454c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50454c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 69 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50454c, #504546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50454C?: #50454C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50454C?: The RGB value is 80, 69, 76: 80 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50454C?: The complementary color is #455049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50454C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.