What color is #505653?

#505653 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505653?

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

What is the complementary color of #505653?

The complementary color is #565053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505653 color

#505653 rgb(80, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505653 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#505653 color codes

HEX	`#505653`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, -3.04, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 3.18, 163.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.197, 8.986, 9.484)`
Decimal	`5264979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505653, 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 #505653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #505653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505653; }
.text { color: #505653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505653, #505656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505653?: #505653 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505653?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 83: 80 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505653?: The complementary color is #565053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.