What color is #50494F?

#50494F is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50494F?

The RGB value is 80, 73, 79: 80 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50494F?

The complementary color is #49504A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50494F color

#50494F rgb(80, 73, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50494F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (80, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#50494F color codes

HEX	`#50494F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 9%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.89, 4.19, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.89, 4.88, 329.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.102, 7.035, 8.379)`
Decimal	`5261647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50494F, 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 #50494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #50494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50494f; }
.text { color: #50494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50494f, #50494c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #50494F?: #50494F is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50494F?: The RGB value is 80, 73, 79: 80 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50494F?: The complementary color is #49504A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.