What color is #505356?

#505356 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505356?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 86: 80 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505356?

The complementary color is #565350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505356 color

#505356 rgb(80, 83, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505356 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 33.7% blue (80, 83, 86).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#505356 color codes

HEX	`#505356`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.13, -0.53, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.13, 2.23, 256.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.081, 8.564, 10.03)`
Decimal	`5264214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505356, 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 #505356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #505356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505356; }
.text { color: #505356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505356, #505056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505356?: #505356 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505356?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 86: 80 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505356?: The complementary color is #565350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.