What color is #504A46?

#504A46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A46?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 70: 80 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A46?

The complementary color is #464C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A46?

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.

#504A46 color

#504A46 rgb(80, 74, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (80, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#504A46 color codes

HEX	`#504A46`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.91, 1.69, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.91, 3.7, 62.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.862, 7.045, 6.792)`
Decimal	`5261894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A46, 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 #504A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A46 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 #504A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a46; }
.text { color: #504a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a46, #504f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504A46?: #504A46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A46?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 70: 80 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A46?: The complementary color is #464C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A46?: 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.