#505E51 Color

#505E51 is rgb(80, 94, 81) in RGB and hsl(124, 8%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#505E51

HEX#505E51

RGBrgb(80, 94, 81)

HSLhsl(124, 8%, 34%)

HSVhsv(124, 15%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.027 147.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505E51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505E51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505E51 Complementary#5E505D Analogous#565E50 Analogous#505E58 Triadic#51505E Triadic#5E5150

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505E51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#657666 #7B8E7C #94A495 #AFBBB0 #C8D0C8 #E1E5E1

Shades

#465347 #3B453B #313A32 #282F28 #1E241F #131613

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