What color is #504A4F?

#504A4F is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A4F?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 79: 80 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A4F?

The complementary color is #4A504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A4F color

#504A4F rgb(80, 74, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A4F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 31% blue (80, 74, 79).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#504A4F color codes

HEX	`#504A4F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 7%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 3.55, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 4.11, 329.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.168, 7.168, 8.401)`
Decimal	`5261903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A4F, 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 #504A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #504A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a4f; }
.text { color: #504a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a4f, #504a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504A4F?: #504A4F is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A4F?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 79: 80 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A4F?: The complementary color is #4A504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.