Information about Mortar color
Basic facts about this digital color
#504351 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Purple Taupe (#50404D). Slightly further away sit Quartz (#51484F) and Everest (#4C4850).
The recipe behind #504351 is rgb(80, 67, 81), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Mortar" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Mortar color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Mortar color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Mortar color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Mortar color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Mortar color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Mortar 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 Mortar color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Mortar
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#50404D
#51484F
#4C4850
#4C3D4E
#4E4A4E
#4F484B
#504349
#544A50
#4E4259
#4B464B
#534B4F
#544259
Mortar color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#504351
- RGB80, 67, 81
- CMYK0, 5, 0, 68
- CSSrgb(80, 67, 81)
- HSL296°, 9%, 29%
- HSL Precise295.714°, 9.459%, 29.02%
- HSV296°, 17%, 32%
- HSB296°, 17%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.263, 0.318)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.263, 0.318, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.263, 0.318)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID504351
- DECIMAL ID5260113
- Name Length6
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- Counting from2025-01-01
