What color is #505A63?

#505A63 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 #505A63?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 99: 80 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A63?

The complementary color is #635950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A63 color

#505A63 rgb(80, 90, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505A63 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 38.8% blue (80, 90, 99).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#505A63 color codes

HEX	`#505A63`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, -1.74, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 6.71, 254.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.216, 9.918, 13.231)`
Decimal	`5266019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A63, 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 #505A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #505A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a63; }
.text { color: #505a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a63, #505163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505A63?: #505A63 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 #505A63?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 99: 80 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A63?: The complementary color is #635950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.