What color is #505D56?

#505D56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505D56?

The RGB value is 80, 93, 86: 80 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505D56?

The complementary color is #5D5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505D56 color

#505D56 rgb(80, 93, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505D56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (80, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#505D56 color codes

HEX	`#505D56`
RGB	`rgb(80, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, -6.6, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 6.99, 160.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.902, 10.206, 10.303)`
Decimal	`5266774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505D56, 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 #505D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #505D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505d56; }
.text { color: #505d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505d56, #505d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505D56?: #505D56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505D56?: The RGB value is 80, 93, 86: 80 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505D56?: The complementary color is #5D5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.