What color is #504A53?

#504A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A53?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 83: 80 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A53?

The complementary color is #4D534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A53 color

#504A53 rgb(80, 74, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 32.5% blue (80, 74, 83).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#504A53 color codes

HEX	`#504A53`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.32, 4.44, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.32, 6.27, 315.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.318, 7.228, 9.191)`
Decimal	`5261907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A53, 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 #504A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #504A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a53; }
.text { color: #504a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a53, #534a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504A53?: #504A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A53?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 83: 80 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A53?: The complementary color is #4D534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.