What color is #505E66?

#505E66 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505E66?

The RGB value is 80, 94, 102: 80 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505E66?

The complementary color is #665850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505E66 color

#505E66 rgb(80, 94, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505E66 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (80, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#505E66 color codes

HEX	`#505E66`
RGB	`rgb(80, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.02, -3.42, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.02, 7.22, 241.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.709, 10.67, 14.116)`
Decimal	`5267046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505E66, 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 #505E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #505E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505e66; }
.text { color: #505e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505e66, #505366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #505E66?: #505E66 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505E66?: The RGB value is 80, 94, 102: 80 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505E66?: The complementary color is #665850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.