What color is #505B59?

#505B59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505B59?

The RGB value is 80, 91, 89: 80 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505B59?

The complementary color is #5B5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505B59?

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.

#505B59 color

#505B59 rgb(80, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505B59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (80, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#505B59 color codes

HEX	`#505B59`
RGB	`rgb(80, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, -4.73, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 4.74, 183.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.852, 9.909, 10.895)`
Decimal	`5266265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505B59, 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 #505B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505B59 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 #505B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505b59; }
.text { color: #505b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505b59, #50585b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505B59?: #505B59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505B59?: The RGB value is 80, 91, 89: 80 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505B59?: The complementary color is #5B5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505B59?: 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.