#505e53

Color #505e53

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#505e53

RGB

rgb(80, 94, 83)

HSL

hsl(132.9, 8%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132.9, 14.9%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 11.7%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.44, -7.83, 4.51)

LCH

lch(38.44, 9.04, 150.06)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0247, 151.67)

HWB

hwb(132.9, 31.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e505b

Analogous

#545e50

#505e53

#505e5a

Triadic

#505e53

#53505e

#5e5350

Split-complementary

#505e53

#5a505e

#5e5054

Tetradic

#505e53

#505b5e

#5e505b

#5e5350

Square

#505e53

#50545e

#5e505b

#5e5a50

Shades

Color #505e53 mixed toward black.

#434e45

#353f37

#282f29

#1b1f1c

#0d100e

Tints

Color #505e53 mixed toward white.

#6a7c6e

#86988a

#a4b2a7

#c3cbc4

#e1e5e2

Tones

Color #505e53 mixed toward gray.

#515d54

#525c54

#535a55

#555956

#565856

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565756 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#565456 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#515858 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505e53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505e53]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#505e53 (#505e53) is rgb(80, 94, 83) in RGB.

No, #505e53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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