What color is #504C43?

#504C43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504C43?

The RGB value is 80, 76, 67: 80 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504C43?

The complementary color is #434750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504C43 color

#504C43 rgb(80, 76, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504C43 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.8% green and 26.3% blue (80, 76, 67).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#504C43 color codes

HEX	`#504C43`
RGB	`rgb(80, 76, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.44, -0.13, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.44, 5.95, 91.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.906, 7.28, 6.35)`
Decimal	`5262403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504C43, 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 #504C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #504C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504c43; }
.text { color: #504c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 76 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504c43, #4d5043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504C43?: #504C43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504C43?: The RGB value is 80, 76, 67: 80 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504C43?: The complementary color is #434750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.