What color is #50565B?

#50565B is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50565B?

The RGB value is 80, 86, 91: 80 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50565B?

The complementary color is #5B5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50565B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50565B color

#50565B rgb(80, 86, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50565B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.7% green and 35.7% blue (80, 86, 91).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#50565B color codes

HEX	`#50565B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, -1.23, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 3.91, 251.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.524, 9.116, 11.206)`
Decimal	`5264987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50565B, 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 #50565B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50565B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #50565B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50565b; }
.text { color: #50565b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50565b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50565b, #50515b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #50565B?: #50565B is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50565B?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 91: 80 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50565B?: The complementary color is #5B5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50565B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.