Information about #504C59 color

#504C59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#504C59 falls into the Violet Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 76, 89) — 31.4% red, 29.8% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 5 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #504C59 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mulled Wine (#524D5B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Berlin (#554A58) and Abbey (#4C4F56).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(80, 76, 89)), which gives #504C59 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #504C59: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #504C59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#504C59 color variations

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

#504C59 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 #504C59

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

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504C59
  • RGB80, 76, 89
  • CMYK4, 5, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(80, 76, 89)
  • HSL258°, 8%, 32%
  • HSL Precise258.462°, 7.879%, 32.353%
  • HSV258°, 15%, 35%
  • HSB258°, 15%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.298, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.298, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.298, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID504C59
  • DECIMAL ID5262425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01