What color is #505459?

#505459 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505459?

The RGB value is 80, 84, 89: 80 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505459?

The complementary color is #595550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505459 color

#505459 rgb(80, 84, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505459 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.9% green and 34.9% blue (80, 84, 89).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#505459 color codes

HEX	`#505459`
RGB	`rgb(80, 84, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, -0.46, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 3.49, 262.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.281, 8.767, 10.705)`
Decimal	`5264473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505459, 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 #505459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #505459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505459; }
.text { color: #505459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 84 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505459, #505059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505459?: #505459 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505459?: The RGB value is 80, 84, 89: 80 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505459?: The complementary color is #595550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.