Information about #504D55 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #504D55 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 77, 85) — 31.4% red, 30.2% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 3 / 0 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #504D55 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 Abbey (#4C4F56). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Grey Friars (#4F5255) and Basalt (#524E50).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 77, 85) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #504D55 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#504D55 color variations

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

#504D55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#504D55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#504D55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#636066

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Grey

#808080

#504D55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4D4D55

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#4D5055

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#4D5455

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#504D55 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
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#53564E
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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
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#4E564E
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#56554E
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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
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#4E4E56
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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
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#56514E
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#4E5651
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#564E53
#564E53

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#53564E
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#4E5651
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#564E4E
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#53564E
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#4E5655
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Nearest named colors to #504D55

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

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

be Supernormal. Charcoal color link
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

#504D55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504D55
  • RGB80, 77, 85
  • CMYK2, 3, 0, 67
  • HSL263°, 5%, 32%
  • HSL Precise262.5°, 4.938%, 31.765%
  • HSV263°, 9%, 33%
  • HSB263°, 9%, 33%
  • HEX ID504D55
  • DECIMAL ID5262677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
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