What color is #50544C?

#50544C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50544C?

The RGB value is 80, 84, 76: 80 red, 84 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50544C?

The complementary color is #504C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50544C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50544C color

#50544C rgb(80, 84, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50544C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.9% green and 29.8% blue (80, 84, 76).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#50544C color codes

HEX	`#50544C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 84, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, -3.3, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 5.28, 128.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.783, 8.568, 8.08)`
Decimal	`5264460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50544C, 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 #50544C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50544C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #50544C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50544c; }
.text { color: #50544c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50544c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 84 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50544c, #4c544c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #50544C?: #50544C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50544C?: The RGB value is 80, 84, 76: 80 red, 84 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50544C?: The complementary color is #504C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50544C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.