What color is #50524F?

#50524F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50524F?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 79: 80 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50524F?

The complementary color is #514F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50524F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50524F color

#50524F rgb(80, 82, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50524F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 31% blue (80, 82, 79).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#50524F color codes

HEX	`#50524F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 4%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, -1.45, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 2.07, 134.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.737, 8.305, 8.591)`
Decimal	`5263951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50524F, 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 #50524F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50524F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #50524F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50524f; }
.text { color: #50524f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50524f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50524f, #4f5250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #50524F?: #50524F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50524F?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 79: 80 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50524F?: The complementary color is #514F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50524F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.