What color is #505355?

#505355 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505355?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 85: 80 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505355?

The complementary color is #555250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505355 color

#505355 rgb(80, 83, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505355 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 33.3% blue (80, 83, 85).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#505355 color codes

HEX	`#505355`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.1, -0.76, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.1, 1.76, 244.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.041, 8.548, 9.819)`
Decimal	`5264213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505355, 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 #505355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #505355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505355; }
.text { color: #505355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505355, #505155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505355?: #505355 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505355?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 85: 80 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505355?: The complementary color is #555250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.