What color is #505058?

#505058 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505058?

The RGB value is 80, 80, 88: 80 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505058?

The complementary color is #585850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505058 color

#505058 rgb(80, 80, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505058 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.4% green and 34.5% blue (80, 80, 88).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#505058 color codes

HEX	`#505058`
RGB	`rgb(80, 80, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, 1.8, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 5.01, 291.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.938, 8.147, 10.385)`
Decimal	`5263448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505058, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #505058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #505058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505058; }
.text { color: #505058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 80 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505058, #545058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505058?: #505058 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505058?: The RGB value is 80, 80, 88: 80 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505058?: The complementary color is #585850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.