What color is #505957?

#505957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505957?

The RGB value is 80, 89, 87: 80 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505957?

The complementary color is #595052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505957 color

#505957 rgb(80, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505957 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (80, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#505957 color codes

HEX	`#505957`
RGB	`rgb(80, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37, -3.98, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37, 3.98, 180.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.601, 9.538, 10.403)`
Decimal	`5265751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505957, 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 #505957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #505957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505957; }
.text { color: #505957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505957, #505659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505957?: #505957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505957?: The RGB value is 80, 89, 87: 80 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505957?: The complementary color is #595052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.