What color is #504E44?

#504E44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504E44?

The RGB value is 80, 78, 68: 80 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504E44?

The complementary color is #444650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504E44 color

#504E44 rgb(80, 78, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504E44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.6% green and 26.7% blue (80, 78, 68).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#504E44 color codes

HEX	`#504E44`
RGB	`rgb(80, 78, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.07, -1.19, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.07, 6.33, 100.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.076, 7.572, 6.556)`
Decimal	`5262916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504E44, 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 #504E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #504E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504e44; }
.text { color: #504e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 78 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504e44, #4c5044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504E44?: #504E44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504E44?: The RGB value is 80, 78, 68: 80 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504E44?: The complementary color is #444650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.