Information about #504542 color

#504542 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#504542 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 69, 66) — 31.4% red, 27.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #504542 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Felix (#534541). Slightly further away sit Tomahawk (#524340) and Dull Blue (#4F4944).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(80, 69, 66)), which gives #504542 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #504542: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#504542 color variations

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

#504542 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#504542 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#504542 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#504542 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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#504542 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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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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#434751
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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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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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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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#4E5143
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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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Nearest named colors to #504542

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

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

#504542 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#504542 color image #504542 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504542
  • RGB80, 69, 66
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 69, 66)
  • HSL13°, 10%, 29%
  • HSL Precise12.857°, 9.589%, 28.627%
  • HSV13°, 18%, 31%
  • HSB13°, 18%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.271, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.271, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.271, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID504542
  • DECIMAL ID5260610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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