#505456

Color #505456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#505456

RGB

rgb(80, 84, 86)

HSL

hsl(200, 3.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 7%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 2.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(35.44, -1.15, -1.72)

LCH

lch(35.44, 2.07, 236.23)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0061, 228.99)

HWB

hwb(200, 31.4%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565250

Analogous

#505655

#505456

#505156

Triadic

#505456

#565054

#545650

Split-complementary

#505456

#565051

#565550

Tetradic

#505456

#525056

#565250

#545650

Square

#505456

#555056

#565250

#515650

Shades

Color #505456 mixed toward black.

#434648

#353839

#282a2b

#1b1c1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #505456 mixed toward white.

#6c7174

#888e90

#a6aaac

#c4c6c8

#e1e3e3

Tones

Color #505456 mixed toward gray.

#505455

#515455

#515354

#525354

#525353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525256 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#525155 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#505555 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 2.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #505456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505456]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#505456 (#505456) is rgb(80, 84, 86) in RGB.

No, #505456 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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