#50555d

Color #50555d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#50555d

RGB

rgb(80, 85, 93)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 7.5%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 14%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8.6%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(35.97, -0.13, -5.32)

LCH

lch(35.97, 5.32, 268.6)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0145, 259.7)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 31.4%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d5850

Analogous

#505b5d

#50555d

#51505d

Triadic

#50555d

#5d5055

#555d50

Split-complementary

#50555d

#5d5150

#5b5d50

Tetradic

#50555d

#58505d

#5d5850

#555d50

Square

#50555d

#5d505b

#5d5850

#505d51

Shades

Color #50555d mixed toward black.

#43474d

#35393e

#282a2e

#1b1c1f

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #50555d mixed toward white.

#6a717b

#868d97

#a4a9b1

#c3c6cb

#e1e2e5

Tones

Color #50555d mixed toward gray.

#51555c

#52555b

#53565a

#545659

#555658

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52525b · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#52525b · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#505a59 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #50555d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#50555d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#50555d (#50555d) is rgb(80, 85, 93) in RGB.

No, #50555d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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