What color is #504828?

#504828 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504828?

The RGB value is 80, 72, 40: 80 red, 72 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504828?

The complementary color is #283050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504828?

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.

#504828 color

#504828 rgb(80, 72, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #504828 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 28.2% green and 15.7% blue (80, 72, 40).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 50% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#504828 color codes

HEX	`#504828`
RGB	`rgb(80, 72, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 28.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 50%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, -1.79, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 20.44, 95.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.009, 6.494, 2.944)`
Decimal	`5261352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504828, 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 #504828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504828 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 #504828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504828; }
.text { color: #504828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 72 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504828, #445028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #504828?: #504828 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504828?: The RGB value is 80, 72, 40: 80 red, 72 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504828?: The complementary color is #283050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504828?: 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.