#505c65

Color #505c65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#505c65

RGB

rgb(80, 92, 101)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 11.6%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 20.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(38.37, -2.46, -6.71)

LCH

lch(38.37, 7.15, 249.87)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0209, 240.49)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 31.4%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#655950

Analogous

#506564

#505c65

#505265

Triadic

#505c65

#65505c

#5c6550

Split-complementary

#505c65

#655052

#656450

Tetradic

#505c65

#595065

#655950

#5c6550

Square

#505c65

#645065

#655950

#526550

Shades

Color #505c65 mixed toward black.

#434d54

#353d43

#282e33

#1b1f22

#0d0f11

Tints

Color #505c65 mixed toward white.

#687884

#85939e

#a3aeb6

#c2c9cf

#e0e4e7

Tones

Color #505c65 mixed toward gray.

#525c63

#545c62

#555b60

#575b5e

#595b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555663 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#555462 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#516161 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505c65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505c65]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#505c65 (#505c65) is rgb(80, 92, 101) in RGB.

No, #505c65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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