What color is #505D60?

#505D60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505D60?

The RGB value is 80, 93, 96: 80 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505D60?

The complementary color is #605350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505D60 color

#505D60 rgb(80, 93, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505D60 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (80, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#505D60 color codes

HEX	`#505D60`
RGB	`rgb(80, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 17%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, -4.29, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 5.48, 218.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.333, 10.378, 12.576)`
Decimal	`5266784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505D60, 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 #505D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #505D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505d60; }
.text { color: #505d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505d60, #505560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #505D60?: #505D60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505D60?: The RGB value is 80, 93, 96: 80 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505D60?: The complementary color is #605350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.