#505857 Color

#505857 is rgb(80, 88, 87) in RGB and hsl(173, 5%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#505857

HEX#505857

RGBrgb(80, 88, 87)

HSLhsl(173, 5%, 33%)

HSVhsv(173, 9%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.01 187.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505857 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505857 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505857 Complementary#585051 Analogous#505853 Analogous#505558 Triadic#575058 Triadic#585750

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505857, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66706F #7E8B89 #97A19F #AFB6B5 #C7CCCC #E2E4E4

Shades

#464E4D #3D4342 #333838 #272B2A #1D2020 #131515

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