What color is #505764?

#505764 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505764?

The RGB value is 80, 87, 100: 80 red, 87 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505764?

The complementary color is #645D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505764 color

#505764 rgb(80, 87, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505764 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.1% green and 39.2% blue (80, 87, 100).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#505764 color codes

HEX	`#505764`
RGB	`rgb(80, 87, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, 0.35, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 8.42, 272.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.016, 9.442, 13.402)`
Decimal	`5265252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505764, 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 #505764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #505764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505764; }
.text { color: #505764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 87 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505764, #535064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505764?: #505764 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505764?: The RGB value is 80, 87, 100: 80 red, 87 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505764?: The complementary color is #645D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.