What color is #504A49?

#504A49 is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A49?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 73: 80 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A49?

The complementary color is #494F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A49 color

#504A49 rgb(80, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A49 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (80, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#504A49 color codes

HEX	`#504A49`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32, 2.29, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32, 2.74, 33.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.96, 7.084, 7.303)`
Decimal	`5261897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A49, 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 #504A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #504A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a49; }
.text { color: #504a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a49, #504e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504A49?: #504A49 is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A49?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 73: 80 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A49?: The complementary color is #494F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.