What color is #50504D?

#50504D is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50504D?

The RGB value is 80, 80, 77: 80 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50504D?

The complementary color is #4D4D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50504D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50504D color

#50504D rgb(80, 80, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50504D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.4% green and 30.2% blue (80, 80, 77).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#50504D color codes

HEX	`#50504D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 80, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, -0.64, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 1.88, 109.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.516, 7.979, 8.164)`
Decimal	`5263437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50504D, 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 #50504D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50504D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #50504D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50504d; }
.text { color: #50504d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50504d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 80 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50504d, #4f504d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #50504D?: #50504D is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50504D?: The RGB value is 80, 80, 77: 80 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50504D?: The complementary color is #4D4D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50504D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.