Information about #505A4D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#505A4D is a softly muted neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nandor (#4E5D4E). Slightly further away sit Calm Green (#51574F) and Magnetic (#555A4C).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(80, 90, 77)), which gives #505A4D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #505A4D: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#505A4D color variations
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#505A4D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#505A4D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#505A4D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#505A4D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#505A4D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #505A4D color
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Nearest named colors to #505A4D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4E5D4E
#51574F
#555A4C
#555D50
#535953
#50534C
#4D5D53
#4E5552
#555350
#495947
#555349
#4A614A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#505A4D
- RGB80, 90, 77
- CMYK4, 0, 5, 65
- CSSrgb(80, 90, 77)
- HSL106°, 8%, 33%
- HSL Precise106.154°, 7.784%, 32.745%
- HSV106°, 14%, 35%
- HSB106°, 14%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.353, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.353, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.353, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID505A4D
- DECIMAL ID5265997
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
