Information about #504E55 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #504E55 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Grey Friars (#4F5255). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Abbey (#4C4F56) and Basalt (#524E50).
In RGB terms — rgb(80, 78, 85) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #504E55 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#504E55 color variations
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#504E55 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#504E55 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#504E55 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#504E55 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#504E55 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 #504E55 color
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Nearest named colors to #504E55
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4F5255
#4C4F56
#524E50
#4E4E4F
#524D5B
#4C5356
#535359
#554A58
#545454
#534B4F
#565051
#525557
#504E55 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#504E55
- RGB80, 78, 85
- CMYK2, 3, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(80, 78, 85)
- HSL257°, 4%, 32%
- HSL Precise257.143°, 4.294%, 31.961%
- HSV257°, 8%, 33%
- HSB257°, 8%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.306, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.306, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.306, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID504E55
- DECIMAL ID5262933
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
