Information about #504B55 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #504B55 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and 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 Abbey (#4C4F56). Slightly further away sit Berlin (#554A58) and Basalt (#524E50).
The recipe behind #504B55 is rgb(80, 75, 85), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #504B55: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #504B55 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#504B55 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#504B55 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#504B55 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#504B55 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#504B55 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#504B55 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #504B55 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #504B55
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C4F56
#554A58
#524E50
#544A50
#524D5B
#534B4F
#51484F
#4E4E4F
#4C4850
#4F5255
#4E4A4E
#554D4F
#504B55 color backgrounds & wallpapers
Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.
Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#504B55
- RGB80, 75, 85
- CMYK2, 4, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(80, 75, 85)
- HSL270°, 6%, 31%
- HSL Precise270°, 6.25%, 31.373%
- HSV270°, 12%, 33%
- HSB270°, 12%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.294, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.294, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.294, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID504B55
- DECIMAL ID5262165
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
