What color is #505E59?

#505E59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505E59?

The RGB value is 80, 94, 89: 80 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505E59?

The complementary color is #5E5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505E59 color

#505E59 rgb(80, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505E59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green and 34.9% blue (80, 94, 89).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#505E59 color codes

HEX	`#505E59`
RGB	`rgb(80, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, -6.52, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 6.61, 170.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.114, 10.432, 10.983)`
Decimal	`5267033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505E59, 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 #505E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #505E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505e59; }
.text { color: #505e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505e59, #505c5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505E59?: #505E59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505E59?: The RGB value is 80, 94, 89: 80 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505E59?: The complementary color is #5E5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.