#50525e Color Information

#50525e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #50525e. In RGB, it consists of 31.4% Red, 32.2% Green, and 36.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 14.9% Cyan, 12.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 63.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 231.4°, with saturation of 8% and lightness of 34.1%. The decimal value for #50525e is 5263966, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #50525e is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#50525e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color80, 82, 94 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.4%, 32.2%, 36.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.686, 0.678, 0.631 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.149, 0.128, 0, 0.631 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color231.4°, 8.0%, 34.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color231.4°, 14.9%, 36.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.346, 8.548, 11.800 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color80, 82, 94 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5263966 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.099, 1.980, -7.251 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.099, 7.516, 285.274 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.099, -1.694, -9.566 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.237, -0.212, -3.463 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.291, 0.298, 8.548 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283454046 / 0xff50525e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #50525e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #50525e, its pure hue is 231.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.0%, and its lightness is 34.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #50525e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0a0c to #464852.

Tints of #50525e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #50525e, its pure hue is 231.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.0%, and its lightness is 34.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #50525e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #666872 to #e9e9eb.

Tones of #50525e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #50525e, its pure hue is 231.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #50525e, which range from #575757 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0019ae (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #50525e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #50525e! For #50525e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #50525e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #50525e

This color, #50525e, consists of 31.4% Red, 32.2% Green, and 36.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 80, Green = 82, Blue = 94. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #50525e is 14.9% Cyan, 12.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 63.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.4%
C14.9%
G32.2%
M12.8%
B36.9%
Y0.0%
K63.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 80 82 94
Octal 120 122 136
Hexa #50 #52 #5e
Binary 01010000 01010010 01011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 14 12 0 63
Octal 16 14 0 77
Hexa #0e #0c #00 #3f
Binary 00001110 00001100 00000000 00111111

Analogous Colors of #50525e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #50525e — which has hue 231.4° — its analogous colors are located at 201.4° and 261.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #50525e.

Triadic Colors of #50525e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #50525e — which has hue 231.4° — its triadic colors are located at 111.4° and 351.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #50525e.

Complementary Color of #50525e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #50525e — which has hue 231.4° — its complementary color is located at 51.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #50525e.

Split Complementary Colors of #50525e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #50525e — which has hue 231.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 21.4° and 231.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #50525e.

Tetradic Colors of #50525e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #50525e — which has hue 231.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 141.4°, 231.4°, 321.4°, and 51.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #50525e.

Monochromatic Colors of #50525e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #50525e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2a2a2d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #737892 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #50525e

We want to make getting started with #50525e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #50525e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #50525e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #50525e with other HTML elements.

#50525e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #50525e.
<span style="color: #50525e;">The color of this text is #50525e.</span>

#50525e Background Color

The background color for this text is #50525e.
<div style="background-color: #50525e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #50525e.</div>

#50525e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #50525e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #50525e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #50525e.</span>

#50525e Border Color

This is a div with border color #50525e.
<div style="border: #50525e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #50525e.</div>

#50525e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #50525e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #50525e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #50525e on a white background.</div></div>

#50525e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #50525e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #50525e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #50525e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #50525e to White

This is a gradient from #50525e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#50525e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #50525e to white.</div>

Gradient from #50525e to Black

This is a gradient from #50525e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#50525e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#50525e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #50525e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #50525e

In addition to using #50525e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #50525e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #50525e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 80, Green = 82, Blue = 94). If you need details about the color coordinates of #50525e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #50525e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(80, 82, 94)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #50525e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #50525e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #50525e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(80, 82, 94);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#50525e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:80, green:82, blue:94, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:80 green:82 blue:94 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(80f, 82f, 94f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(80, 82, 94);
 

#50525e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #50525e the same way. For those with color blindness, #50525e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #50525e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #50525e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #50525e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #50525e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #50525e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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