What color is #505A53?

#505A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A53?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 83: 80 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A53?

The complementary color is #5A5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A53?

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.

#505A53 color

#505A53 rgb(80, 90, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505A53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 32.5% blue (80, 90, 83).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#505A53 color codes

HEX	`#505A53`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.19, -5.46, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.19, 6.1, 153.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.525, 9.642, 9.594)`
Decimal	`5266003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A53, 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 #505A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505A53 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 #505A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a53; }
.text { color: #505a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a53, #505a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505A53?: #505A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A53?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 83: 80 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A53?: The complementary color is #5A5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A53?: 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.