What color is #505249?

#505249 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505249?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 73: 80 red, 82 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505249?

The complementary color is #4B4952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505249?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505249 color

#505249 rgb(80, 82, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505249 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 28.6% blue (80, 82, 73).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#505249 color codes

HEX	`#505249`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -2.68, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 5.68, 118.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.528, 8.221, 7.492)`
Decimal	`5263945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505249, 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 #505249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #505249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505249; }
.text { color: #505249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505249, #4b5249); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505249?: #505249 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505249?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 73: 80 red, 82 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505249?: The complementary color is #4B4952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505249?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.