What color is #505A50?

#505A50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A50?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 80: 80 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A50?

The complementary color is #5A505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A50 color

#505A50 rgb(80, 90, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505A50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 31.4% blue (80, 90, 80).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#505A50 color codes

HEX	`#505A50`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.11, -6.1, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.11, 7.55, 143.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.412, 9.597, 8.997)`
Decimal	`5266000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A50, 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 #505A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #505A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a50; }
.text { color: #505a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a50, #505a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505A50?: #505A50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A50?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 80: 80 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A50?: The complementary color is #5A505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.