What color is #504A4B?

#504A4B is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A4B?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 75: 80 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A4B?

The complementary color is #4A504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A4B color

#504A4B rgb(80, 74, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A4B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 29.4% blue (80, 74, 75).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#504A4B color codes

HEX	`#504A4B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 7%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, 2.7, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 2.72, 6.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.027, 7.111, 7.658)`
Decimal	`5261899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A4B, 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 #504A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #504A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a4b; }
.text { color: #504a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a4b, #504c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504A4B?: #504A4B is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A4B?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 75: 80 red, 74 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A4B?: The complementary color is #4A504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.