What color is #504F65?

#504F65 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 #504F65?

The RGB value is 80, 79, 101: 80 red, 79 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504F65?

The complementary color is #64654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504F65 color

#504F65 rgb(80, 79, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504F65 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31% green and 39.6% blue (80, 79, 101).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#504F65 color codes

HEX	`#504F65`
RGB	`rgb(80, 79, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, 5.63, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 13.8, 294.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.453, 8.237, 13.454)`
Decimal	`5263205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504F65, 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 #504F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #504F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504f65; }
.text { color: #504f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 79 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504f65, #5b4f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #504F65?: #504F65 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 #504F65?: The RGB value is 80, 79, 101: 80 red, 79 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504F65?: The complementary color is #64654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.