What color is #505648?

#505648 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505648?

The RGB value is 80, 86, 72: 80 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505648?

The complementary color is #4E4856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505648 color

#505648 rgb(80, 86, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505648 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.7% green and 28.2% blue (80, 86, 72).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#505648 color codes

HEX	`#505648`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -5.31, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 9.07, 125.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.806, 8.829, 7.423)`
Decimal	`5264968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505648, 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 #505648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #505648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505648; }
.text { color: #505648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505648, #495648); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505648?: #505648 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505648?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 72: 80 red, 86 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505648?: The complementary color is #4E4856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.