What color is #505658?

#505658 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505658?

The RGB value is 80, 86, 88: 80 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505658?

The complementary color is #585250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505658 color

#505658 rgb(80, 86, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505658 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (80, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#505658 color codes

HEX	`#505658`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -1.92, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 2.76, 225.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.397, 9.066, 10.538)`
Decimal	`5264984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505658, 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 #505658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #505658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505658; }
.text { color: #505658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505658, #505258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505658?: #505658 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505658?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 88: 80 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505658?: The complementary color is #585250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.