What color is #504F40?

#504F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504F40?

The RGB value is 80, 79, 64: 80 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504F40?

The complementary color is #404150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504F40 color

#504F40 rgb(80, 79, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504F40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31% green and 25.1% blue (80, 79, 64).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#504F40 color codes

HEX	`#504F40`
RGB	`rgb(80, 79, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, -2.54, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 9.38, 105.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.03, 7.668, 5.959)`
Decimal	`5263168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504F40, 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 #504F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #504F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504f40; }
.text { color: #504f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 79 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504f40, #495040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504F40?: #504F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504F40?: The RGB value is 80, 79, 64: 80 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504F40?: The complementary color is #404150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.