What color is #505866?

#505866 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 #505866?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 102: 80 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505866?

The complementary color is #665E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505866 color

#505866 rgb(80, 88, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505866 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 40% blue (80, 88, 102).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#505866 color codes

HEX	`#505866`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.2, 0.24, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.2, 9.1, 271.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.196, 9.644, 13.945)`
Decimal	`5265510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505866, 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 #505866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #505866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505866; }
.text { color: #505866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505866, #535066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505866?: #505866 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 #505866?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 102: 80 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505866?: The complementary color is #665E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.