Information about #504849 color

#504849 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #504849 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(80, 72, 73) (31.4% red, 28.2% green, 28.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 3 / 69 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#504849 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Emperor (#50494A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Transformer (#4F484B) and Gray Wolf (#504A4B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(80, 72, 73)), which gives #504849 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #504849: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #504849 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#504849 color variations

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

#504849 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#504849 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#504849 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#504849 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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#504849 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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#494D50
#494D50

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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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#50494D
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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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#4A5049
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#494A50
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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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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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#4D5049
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#49504F
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#4C4950
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Nearest named colors to #504849

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

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

#504849 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504849
  • RGB80, 72, 73
  • CMYK0, 3, 3, 69
  • CSSrgb(80, 72, 73)
  • HSL353°, 5%, 30%
  • HSL Precise352.5°, 5.263%, 29.804%
  • HSV353°, 10%, 31%
  • HSB353°, 10%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.282, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.282, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.282, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID504849
  • DECIMAL ID5261385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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