What color is #504C33?

#504C33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504C33?

The RGB value is 80, 76, 51: 80 red, 76 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504C33?

The complementary color is #333750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504C33?

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.

#504C33 color

#504C33 rgb(80, 76, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #504C33 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.8% green and 20% blue (80, 76, 51).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#504C33 color codes

HEX	`#504C33`
RGB	`rgb(80, 76, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, -2.8, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 15.75, 100.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.49, 7.114, 4.162)`
Decimal	`5262387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504C33, 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 #504C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504C33 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 #504C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504c33; }
.text { color: #504c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 76 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504c33, #465033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #504C33?: #504C33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504C33?: The RGB value is 80, 76, 51: 80 red, 76 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504C33?: The complementary color is #333750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504C33?: 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.