What color is #504B45?

#504B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504B45?

The RGB value is 80, 75, 69: 80 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504B45?

The complementary color is #454A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504B45?

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.

#504B45 color

#504B45 rgb(80, 75, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504B45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.4% green and 27.1% blue (80, 75, 69).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#504B45 color codes

HEX	`#504B45`
RGB	`rgb(80, 75, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, 0.87, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 4.41, 78.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.898, 7.167, 6.649)`
Decimal	`5262149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504B45, 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 #504B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504B45 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 #504B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504b45; }
.text { color: #504b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 75 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504b45, #4f5045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504B45?: #504B45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504B45?: The RGB value is 80, 75, 69: 80 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504B45?: The complementary color is #454A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504B45?: 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.