What color is #504F55?

#504F55 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504F55?

The RGB value is 80, 79, 85: 80 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504F55?

The complementary color is #54554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504F55 color

#504F55 rgb(80, 79, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #504F55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (80, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#504F55 color codes

HEX	`#504F55`
RGB	`rgb(80, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.89, 1.73, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.89, 3.79, 297.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.744, 7.953, 9.72)`
Decimal	`5263189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504F55, 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 #504F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #504F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504f55; }
.text { color: #504f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504f55, #534f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #504F55?: #504F55 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504F55?: The RGB value is 80, 79, 85: 80 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504F55?: The complementary color is #54554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.