#505c59

Color #505c59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#505c59

RGB

rgb(80, 92, 89)

HSL

hsl(165, 7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 13%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 0%, 3.3%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(37.99, -5.33, 0.15)

LCH

lch(37.99, 5.33, 178.39)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0157, 178.91)

HWB

hwb(165, 31.4%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5053

Analogous

#505c53

#505c59

#50595c

Triadic

#505c59

#59505c

#5c5950

Split-complementary

#505c59

#5c5059

#5c5350

Tetradic

#505c59

#50535c

#5c5053

#5c5950

Square

#505c59

#53505c

#5c5053

#595c50

Shades

Color #505c59 mixed toward black.

#434d4a

#353d3b

#282e2c

#1b1f1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #505c59 mixed toward white.

#6a7a76

#869692

#a5b0ad

#c3cbc9

#e1e5e4

Tones

Color #505c59 mixed toward gray.

#515b58

#525a58

#535957

#545857

#555756

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55565a · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#55545a · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#515a5a · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505c59]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#505c59 (#505c59) is rgb(80, 92, 89) in RGB.

No, #505c59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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