What color is #505B67?

#505B67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505B67?

The RGB value is 80, 91, 103: 80 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505B67?

The complementary color is #675C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505B67 color

#505B67 rgb(80, 91, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505B67 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.7% green and 40.4% blue (80, 91, 103).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#505B67 color codes

HEX	`#505B67`
RGB	`rgb(80, 91, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, -1.35, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 8.4, 260.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.497, 10.167, 14.291)`
Decimal	`5266279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505B67, 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 #505B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #505B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505b67; }
.text { color: #505b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 91 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505b67, #515067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505B67?: #505B67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505B67?: The RGB value is 80, 91, 103: 80 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505B67?: The complementary color is #675C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.