#505851 Color

#505851 is rgb(80, 88, 81) in RGB and hsl(127, 5%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#505851

HEX#505851

RGBrgb(80, 88, 81)

HSLhsl(127, 5%, 33%)

HSVhsv(127, 9%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.015 149)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505851 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505851 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505851 Complementary#585057 Analogous#535850 Analogous#505855 Triadic#515058 Triadic#585150

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505851, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#667067 #7E8B80 #97A198 #AFB6B0 #C7CCC7 #E2E4E2

Shades

#464E47 #3D433D #333833 #272B27 #1D201D #131514

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