What color is #504E66?

#504E66 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504E66?

The RGB value is 80, 78, 102: 80 red, 78 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504E66?

The complementary color is #64664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504E66 color

#504E66 rgb(80, 78, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504E66 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.6% green and 40% blue (80, 78, 102).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#504E66 color codes

HEX	`#504E66`
RGB	`rgb(80, 78, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, 6.53, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 15.09, 295.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.43, 8.113, 13.69)`
Decimal	`5262950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504E66, 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 #504E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #504E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504e66; }
.text { color: #504e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 78 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504e66, #5c4e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504E66?: #504E66 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504E66?: The RGB value is 80, 78, 102: 80 red, 78 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504E66?: The complementary color is #64664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.