What color is #505449?

#505449 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505449?

The RGB value is 80, 84, 73: 80 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505449?

The complementary color is #4D4954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505449 color

#505449 rgb(80, 84, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505449 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.9% green and 28.6% blue (80, 84, 73).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#505449 color codes

HEX	`#505449`
RGB	`rgb(80, 84, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, -3.9, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 7.07, 123.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.681, 8.527, 7.543)`
Decimal	`5264457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505449, 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 #505449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #505449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505449; }
.text { color: #505449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 84 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505449, #4a5449); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505449?: #505449 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505449?: The RGB value is 80, 84, 73: 80 red, 84 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505449?: The complementary color is #4D4954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.