What color is #506475?

#506475 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506475?

The RGB value is 80, 100, 117: 80 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506475?

The complementary color is #756150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506475 color

#506475 rgb(80, 100, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506475 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 39.2% green and 45.9% blue (80, 100, 117).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#506475 color codes

HEX	`#506475`
RGB	`rgb(80, 100, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 39.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, -3.11, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 12.4, 255.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.075, 12.104, 18.579)`
Decimal	`5268597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506475, 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 #506475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #506475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506475; }
.text { color: #506475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 100 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506475, #505175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #506475?: #506475 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506475?: The RGB value is 80, 100, 117: 80 red, 100 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506475?: The complementary color is #756150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.