What color is #504552?

#504552 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504552?

The RGB value is 80, 69, 82: 80 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504552?

The complementary color is #475245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504552 color

#504552 rgb(80, 69, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504552 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.1% green and 32.2% blue (80, 69, 82).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#504552 color codes

HEX	`#504552`
RGB	`rgb(80, 69, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 7.41, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 9.56, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.959, 6.571, 8.883)`
Decimal	`5260626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504552, 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 #504552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #504552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504552; }
.text { color: #504552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 69 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504552, #52454e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504552?: #504552 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504552?: The RGB value is 80, 69, 82: 80 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504552?: The complementary color is #475245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.