What color is #50595E?

#50595E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50595E?

The RGB value is 80, 89, 94: 80 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50595E?

The complementary color is #5E5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50595E color

#50595E rgb(80, 89, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50595E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (80, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#50595E color codes

HEX	`#50595E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.22, -2.35, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.22, 4.71, 240.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.901, 9.658, 11.983)`
Decimal	`5265758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50595E, 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 #50595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #50595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50595e; }
.text { color: #50595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50595e, #50525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #50595E?: #50595E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50595E?: The RGB value is 80, 89, 94: 80 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50595E?: The complementary color is #5E5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.