What color is #50594D?

#50594D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50594D?

The RGB value is 80, 89, 77: 80 red, 89 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50594D?

The complementary color is #564D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50594D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50594D color

#50594D rgb(80, 89, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50594D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.9% green and 30.2% blue (80, 89, 77).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#50594D color codes

HEX	`#50594D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 89, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.72, -6.12, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.72, 8.4, 136.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.22, 9.386, 8.398)`
Decimal	`5265741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50594D, 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 #50594D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50594D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #50594D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50594d; }
.text { color: #50594d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50594d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 89 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50594d, #4d5950); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50594D?: #50594D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50594D?: The RGB value is 80, 89, 77: 80 red, 89 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50594D?: The complementary color is #564D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50594D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.