What color is #504C32?

#504C32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504C32?

The RGB value is 80, 76, 50: 80 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504C32?

The complementary color is #323650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504C32 color

#504C32 rgb(80, 76, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #504C32 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.8% green and 19.6% blue (80, 76, 50).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#504C32 color codes

HEX	`#504C32`
RGB	`rgb(80, 76, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, -2.95, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 16.35, 100.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.469, 7.105, 4.048)`
Decimal	`5262386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504C32, 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 #504C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #504C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504c32; }
.text { color: #504c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 76 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504c32, #455032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #504C32?: #504C32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504C32?: The RGB value is 80, 76, 50: 80 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504C32?: The complementary color is #323650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.