What color is #504606?

#504606 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504606?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 6: 80 red, 70 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504606?

The complementary color is #061050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504606?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504606 color

#504606 rgb(80, 70, 6)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #504606 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 2.4% blue (80, 70, 6).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 93% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#504606 color codes

HEX	`#504606`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 86%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 93%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 93%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, -3.05, 36.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 36.18, 94.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.532, 6.099, 1.058)`
Decimal	`5260806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504606, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #504606	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504606 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #504606 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504606; }
.text { color: #504606; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504606; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504606, #355006); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #504606?: #504606 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504606?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 6: 80 red, 70 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504606?: The complementary color is #061050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504606?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.