What color is #504A52?

#504A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A52?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 82: 80 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A52?

The complementary color is #4C524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A52 color

#504A52 rgb(80, 74, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 32.2% blue (80, 74, 82).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#504A52 color codes

HEX	`#504A52`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, 4.21, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 5.7, 317.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.28, 7.212, 8.99)`
Decimal	`5261906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A52, 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 #504A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #504A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a52; }
.text { color: #504a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a52, #524a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504A52?: #504A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A52?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 82: 80 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A52?: The complementary color is #4C524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.