What color is #505C51?

#505C51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505C51?

The RGB value is 80, 92, 81: 80 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505C51?

The complementary color is #5C505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505C51 color

#505C51 rgb(80, 92, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505C51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (80, 92, 81).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#505C51 color codes

HEX	`#505C51`
RGB	`rgb(80, 92, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, -7.08, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 8.53, 146.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.62, 9.954, 9.25)`
Decimal	`5266513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505C51, 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 #505C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #505C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505c51; }
.text { color: #505c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 92 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505c51, #505c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505C51?: #505C51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505C51?: The RGB value is 80, 92, 81: 80 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505C51?: The complementary color is #5C505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.