What color is #505756?

#505756 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505756?

The RGB value is 80, 87, 86: 80 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505756?

The complementary color is #575051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505756 color

#505756 rgb(80, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505756 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (80, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#505756 color codes

HEX	`#505756`
RGB	`rgb(80, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -2.99, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 3.01, 187.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.396, 9.194, 10.135)`
Decimal	`5265238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505756, 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 #505756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #505756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505756; }
.text { color: #505756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505756, #505457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505756?: #505756 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505756?: The RGB value is 80, 87, 86: 80 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505756?: The complementary color is #575051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.