What color is #504856?

#504856 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504856?

The RGB value is 80, 72, 86: 80 red, 72 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504856?

The complementary color is #4E5648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504856 color

#504856 rgb(80, 72, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504856 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 28.2% green and 33.7% blue (80, 72, 86).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#504856 color codes

HEX	`#504856`
RGB	`rgb(80, 72, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 28.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 6.4, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 9.54, 312.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.305, 7.012, 9.771)`
Decimal	`5261398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504856, 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 #504856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #504856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504856; }
.text { color: #504856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 72 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504856, #564855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504856?: #504856 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504856?: The RGB value is 80, 72, 86: 80 red, 72 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504856?: The complementary color is #4E5648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.