Information about #505053 color

#505053 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#505053 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 80, 83) — 31.4% red, 31.4% green, 32.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#505053 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Grey Friars (#4F5255). Slightly further away sit Basalt (#524E50) and be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F).

The recipe behind #505053 is rgb(80, 80, 83), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505053 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505053 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#505053 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #505053

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505053
  • RGB80, 80, 83
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(80, 80, 83)
  • HSL240°, 2%, 32%
  • HSL Precise240°, 1.84%, 31.961%
  • HSV240°, 4%, 33%
  • HSB240°, 4%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.314, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.314, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.314, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID505053
  • DECIMAL ID5263443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01