#505459

Color #505459

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#505459

RGB

rgb(80, 84, 89)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 5.3%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 10.1%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(35.53, -0.46, -3.46)

LCH

lch(35.53, 3.49, 262.43)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.0097, 253.81)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 31.4%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595550

Analogous

#505859

#505459

#505059

Triadic

#505459

#595054

#545950

Split-complementary

#505459

#595050

#585950

Tetradic

#505459

#555059

#595550

#545950

Square

#505459

#595058

#595550

#505950

Shades

Color #505459 mixed toward black.

#43464a

#35383b

#282a2c

#1b1c1e

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #505459 mixed toward white.

#6b7077

#878d93

#a5a9ae

#c3c6c9

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #505459 mixed toward gray.

#515458

#515457

#525457

#535456

#545455

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525258 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#525158 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#505757 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505459;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505459]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#505459 (#505459) is rgb(80, 84, 89) in RGB.

No, #505459 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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