What color is #505144?

#505144 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 #505144?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 68: 80 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505144?

The complementary color is #454451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505144 color

#505144 rgb(80, 81, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505144 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 26.7% blue (80, 81, 68).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#505144 color codes

HEX	`#505144`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34, -3.04, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34, 8.11, 111.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.294, 8.008, 6.629)`
Decimal	`5263684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505144, 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 #505144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #505144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505144; }
.text { color: #505144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505144, #4a5144); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505144?: #505144 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 #505144?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 68: 80 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505144?: The complementary color is #454451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.