What color is #505256?

#505256 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505256?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 86: 80 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505256?

The complementary color is #565450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505256 color

#505256 rgb(80, 82, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505256 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 33.7% blue (80, 82, 86).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#505256 color codes

HEX	`#505256`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 0.09, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 2.62, 271.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.005, 8.412, 10.004)`
Decimal	`5263958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505256, 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 #505256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #505256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505256; }
.text { color: #505256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505256, #515056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505256?: #505256 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505256?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 86: 80 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505256?: The complementary color is #565450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.