What color is #50474A?

#50474A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50474A?

The RGB value is 80, 71, 74: 80 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50474A?

The complementary color is #47504D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50474A color

#50474A rgb(80, 71, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50474A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (80, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#50474A color codes

HEX	`#50474A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, 4.4, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 4.42, 354.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.797, 6.706, 7.414)`
Decimal	`5261130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50474A, 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 #50474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #50474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50474a; }
.text { color: #50474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50474a, #504947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #50474A?: #50474A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50474A?: The RGB value is 80, 71, 74: 80 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50474A?: The complementary color is #47504D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.