What color is #50535F?

#50535F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50535F?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 95: 80 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50535F?

The complementary color is #5F5C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50535F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50535F color

#50535F rgb(80, 83, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50535F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 37.3% blue (80, 83, 95).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#50535F color codes

HEX	`#50535F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, 1.6, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 7.54, 282.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.467, 8.718, 12.061)`
Decimal	`5264223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50535F, 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 #50535F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50535F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #50535F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50535f; }
.text { color: #50535f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50535f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50535f, #55505f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #50535F?: #50535F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50535F?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 95: 80 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50535F?: The complementary color is #5F5C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50535F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.