What color is #504D53?

#504D53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504D53?

The RGB value is 80, 77, 83: 80 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504D53?

The complementary color is #50534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504D53 color

#504D53 rgb(80, 77, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504D53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.2% green and 32.5% blue (80, 77, 83).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#504D53 color codes

HEX	`#504D53`
RGB	`rgb(80, 77, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 2.54, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 4, 309.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.523, 7.638, 9.26)`
Decimal	`5262675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504D53, 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 #504D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #504D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504d53; }
.text { color: #504d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 77 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504d53, #534d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504D53?: #504D53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504D53?: The RGB value is 80, 77, 83: 80 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504D53?: The complementary color is #50534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.