What color is #504C3A?

#504C3A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504C3A?

The RGB value is 80, 76, 58: 80 red, 76 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504C3A?

The complementary color is #3A3E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504C3A color

#504C3A rgb(80, 76, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504C3A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.8% green and 22.7% blue (80, 76, 58).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#504C3A color codes

HEX	`#504C3A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 76, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.21, -1.72, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.21, 11.46, 98.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.656, 7.18, 5.037)`
Decimal	`5262394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504C3A, 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 #504C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #504C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504c3a; }
.text { color: #504c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 76 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504c3a, #49503a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504C3A?: #504C3A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504C3A?: The RGB value is 80, 76, 58: 80 red, 76 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504C3A?: The complementary color is #3A3E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.