What color is #505954?

#505954 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505954?

The RGB value is 80, 89, 84: 80 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505954?

The complementary color is #595055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505954 color

#505954 rgb(80, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505954 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (80, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#505954 color codes

HEX	`#505954`
RGB	`rgb(80, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, -4.64, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 4.94, 160.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.481, 9.49, 9.771)`
Decimal	`5265748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505954, 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 #505954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #505954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505954; }
.text { color: #505954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505954, #505959); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #505954?: #505954 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505954?: The RGB value is 80, 89, 84: 80 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505954?: The complementary color is #595055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.