What color is #504D3E?

#504D3E 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 #504D3E?

The RGB value is 80, 77, 62: 80 red, 77 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504D3E?

The complementary color is #3E4150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504D3E color

#504D3E rgb(80, 77, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504D3E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.2% green and 24.3% blue (80, 77, 62).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#504D3E color codes

HEX	`#504D3E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 77, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, -1.66, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 9.51, 100.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.832, 7.361, 5.617)`
Decimal	`5262654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504D3E, 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 #504D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #504D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504d3e; }
.text { color: #504d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 77 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504d3e, #4a503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504D3E?: #504D3E 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 #504D3E?: The RGB value is 80, 77, 62: 80 red, 77 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504D3E?: The complementary color is #3E4150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.