What color is #505447?

#505447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505447?

The RGB value is 80, 84, 71: 80 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505447?

The complementary color is #4B4754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505447?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505447 color

#505447 rgb(80, 84, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.9% green and 27.8% blue (80, 84, 71).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#505447 color codes

HEX	`#505447`
RGB	`rgb(80, 84, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 15%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, -4.29, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 8.27, 121.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.616, 8.501, 7.2)`
Decimal	`5264455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505447, 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 #505447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #505447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505447; }
.text { color: #505447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 84 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505447, #4a5447); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505447?: #505447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505447?: The RGB value is 80, 84, 71: 80 red, 84 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505447?: The complementary color is #4B4754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505447?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.