Information about #504D57 color

#504D57 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#504D57 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 77, 87) — 31.4% red, 30.2% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 4 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #504D57 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in 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 Abbey (#4C4F56) and Half Grey Friars (#4F5255).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 77, 87) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #504D57: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #504D57 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#504D57 color variations

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

#504D57 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 #504D57

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

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#504D57
  • RGB80, 77, 87
  • CMYK3, 4, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(80, 77, 87)
  • HSL258°, 6%, 32%
  • HSL Precise258°, 6.098%, 32.157%
  • HSV258°, 11%, 34%
  • HSB258°, 11%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.302, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.302, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.302, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID504D57
  • DECIMAL ID5262679
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01