What color is #504A57?

#504A57 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A57?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 87: 80 red, 74 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A57?

The complementary color is #51574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A57 color

#504A57 rgb(80, 74, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504A57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 34.1% blue (80, 74, 87).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#504A57 color codes

HEX	`#504A57`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, 5.36, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 8.63, 308.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.477, 7.291, 10.028)`
Decimal	`5261911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A57, 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 #504A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #504A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a57; }
.text { color: #504a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a57, #564a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504A57?: #504A57 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A57?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 87: 80 red, 74 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A57?: The complementary color is #51574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.