What color is #505C70?

#505C70 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 #505C70?

The RGB value is 80, 92, 112: 80 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505C70?

The complementary color is #706450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505C70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505C70 color

#505C70 rgb(80, 92, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505C70 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.1% green and 43.9% blue (80, 92, 112).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#505C70 color codes

HEX	`#505C70`
RGB	`rgb(80, 92, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 0.4, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 12.9, 271.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.059, 10.529, 16.828)`
Decimal	`5266544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505C70, 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 #505C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #505C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505c70; }
.text { color: #505c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 92 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505c70, #545070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505C70?: #505C70 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 #505C70?: The RGB value is 80, 92, 112: 80 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505C70?: The complementary color is #706450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505C70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.