What color is #50464E?

#50464E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50464E?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 78: 80 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50464E?

The complementary color is #465048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50464E color

#50464E rgb(80, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50464E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (80, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#50464E color codes

HEX	`#50464E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, 5.88, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 6.71, 331.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.873, 6.636, 8.125)`
Decimal	`5260878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50464E, 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 #50464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #50464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50464e; }
.text { color: #50464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50464e, #504649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50464E?: #50464E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50464E?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 78: 80 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50464E?: The complementary color is #465048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.