What color is #504F44?

#504F44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504F44?

The RGB value is 80, 79, 68: 80 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504F44?

The complementary color is #444550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504F44 color

#504F44 rgb(80, 79, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504F44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31% green and 26.7% blue (80, 79, 68).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#504F44 color codes

HEX	`#504F44`
RGB	`rgb(80, 79, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.38, -1.81, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.38, 6.9, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.148, 7.715, 6.58)`
Decimal	`5263172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504F44, 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 #504F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #504F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504f44; }
.text { color: #504f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 79 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504f44, #4b5044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #504F44?: #504F44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504F44?: The RGB value is 80, 79, 68: 80 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504F44?: The complementary color is #444550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.