What color is #504E45?

#504E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504E45?

The RGB value is 80, 78, 69: 80 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504E45?

The complementary color is #454750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504E45 color

#504E45 rgb(80, 78, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504E45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (80, 78, 69).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#504E45 color codes

HEX	`#504E45`
RGB	`rgb(80, 78, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.1, -1, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.1, 5.71, 100.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.107, 7.584, 6.719)`
Decimal	`5262917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504E45, 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 #504E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #504E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504e45; }
.text { color: #504e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 78 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504e45, #4c5045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504E45?: #504E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504E45?: The RGB value is 80, 78, 69: 80 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504E45?: The complementary color is #454750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.