What color is #505853?

#505853 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505853?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 83: 80 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505853?

The complementary color is #585055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505853 color

#505853 rgb(80, 88, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505853 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 32.5% blue (80, 88, 83).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#505853 color codes

HEX	`#505853`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.57, -4.26, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.57, 4.63, 156.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.359, 9.309, 9.538)`
Decimal	`5265491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505853, 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 #505853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #505853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505853; }
.text { color: #505853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505853, #505857); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505853?: #505853 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505853?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 83: 80 red, 88 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505853?: The complementary color is #585055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.