What color is #50584B?

#50584B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50584B?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 75: 80 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50584B?

The complementary color is #534B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50584B?

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.

#50584B color

#50584B rgb(80, 88, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50584B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 29.4% blue (80, 88, 75).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#50584B color codes

HEX	`#50584B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -5.92, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 8.78, 132.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.068, 9.193, 8.005)`
Decimal	`5265483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50584B, 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 #50584B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50584B 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 #50584B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50584b; }
.text { color: #50584b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50584b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50584b, #4b584c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #50584B?: #50584B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50584B?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 75: 80 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50584B?: The complementary color is #534B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50584B?: 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.