#505E59 Color

#505E59 is rgb(80, 94, 89) in RGB and hsl(159, 8%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#505E59

HEX#505E59

RGBrgb(80, 94, 89)

HSLhsl(159, 8%, 34%)

HSVhsv(159, 15%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.019 171.9)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505E59 Complementary#5E5055 Analogous#505E52 Analogous#505C5E Triadic#59505E Triadic#5E5950

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#657670 #7B8E88 #94A49E #AFBBB7 #C8D0CD #E1E5E4

Shades

#46534E #3B4541 #313A37 #282F2C #1E2422 #131615

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