What color is #505154?

#505154 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505154?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 84: 80 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505154?

The complementary color is #545350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505154 color

#505154 rgb(80, 81, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505154 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 32.9% blue (80, 81, 84).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#505154 color codes

HEX	`#505154`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, 0.26, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 1.92, 277.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.851, 8.23, 9.561)`
Decimal	`5263700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505154, 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 #505154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #505154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505154; }
.text { color: #505154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505154, #515054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505154?: #505154 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505154?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 84: 80 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505154?: The complementary color is #545350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.