What color is #504D47?

#504D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504D47?

The RGB value is 80, 77, 71: 80 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504D47?

The complementary color is #474A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504D47 color

#504D47 rgb(80, 77, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504D47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (80, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#504D47 color codes

HEX	`#504D47`
RGB	`rgb(80, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, 0.01, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 4, 89.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.099, 7.468, 7.028)`
Decimal	`5262663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504D47, 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 #504D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #504D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504d47; }
.text { color: #504d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504d47, #4f5047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #504D47?: #504D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504D47?: The RGB value is 80, 77, 71: 80 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504D47?: The complementary color is #474A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.