What color is #505851?

#505851 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505851?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 81: 80 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505851?

The complementary color is #585057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505851 color

#505851 rgb(80, 88, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505851 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (80, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#505851 color codes

HEX	`#505851`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, -4.69, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 5.55, 147.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.283, 9.279, 9.138)`
Decimal	`5265489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505851, 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 #505851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #505851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505851; }
.text { color: #505851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505851, #505855); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505851?: #505851 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505851?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 81: 80 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505851?: The complementary color is #585057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.