What color is #50505A?

#50505A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50505A?

The RGB value is 80, 80, 90: 80 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50505A?

The complementary color is #5A5A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50505A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50505A color

#50505A rgb(80, 80, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50505A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.4% green and 35.3% blue (80, 80, 90).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#50505A color codes

HEX	`#50505A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 80, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.36, 2.27, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.36, 6.26, 291.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.022, 8.181, 10.827)`
Decimal	`5263450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50505A, 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 #50505A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50505A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #50505A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50505a; }
.text { color: #50505a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50505a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 80 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50505a, #55505a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #50505A?: #50505A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50505A?: The RGB value is 80, 80, 90: 80 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50505A?: The complementary color is #5A5A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50505A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.