Dark Slate Gray (Neutral)

#505857

RGB: 80, 88, 87

Color OverviewHEX #505857

#505857 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #505857 is composed of 31% red, 35% green, and 34% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 173°, saturation of 5%, and lightness of 33%.

HEX

#505857

RGB

80, 88, 87

HSL

173°, 5%, 33%

HSV

173°, 9%, 35%

CMYK

9%, 0%, 1%, 65%

Name Match

Dark Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #505857 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #505857 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #505857 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #505857

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #505857 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):7.31 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #505857 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):2.87 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #505857;
}

.element {
  color: #505857;
  background-color: #505857;
  border-color: #505857;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#505857] text-[#505857] border-[#505857]">
  Content styled with #505857
</div>