Information about #504853 color

#504853 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #504853 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 72, 83) — 31.4% red, 28.2% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 4 / 0 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #504853 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quartz (#51484F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Everest (#4C4850) and Mortar (#504351).

The recipe behind #504853 is rgb(80, 72, 83), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #504853 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#504853 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#504853 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #504853

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504853
  • RGB80, 72, 83
  • CMYK1, 4, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(80, 72, 83)
  • HSL284°, 7%, 30%
  • HSL Precise283.636°, 7.097%, 30.392%
  • HSV284°, 13%, 33%
  • HSB284°, 13%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.282, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.282, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.282, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID504853
  • DECIMAL ID5261395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01