What color is #50515A?

#50515A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50515A?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 90: 80 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50515A?

The complementary color is #5A5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50515A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50515A color

#50515A rgb(80, 81, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50515A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 35.3% blue (80, 81, 90).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#50515A color codes

HEX	`#50515A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, 1.64, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 5.63, 286.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.096, 8.328, 10.852)`
Decimal	`5263706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50515A, 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 #50515A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50515A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #50515A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50515a; }
.text { color: #50515a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50515a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50515a, #54505a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #50515A?: #50515A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50515A?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 90: 80 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50515A?: The complementary color is #5A5950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50515A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.