What color is #505139?

#505139 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505139?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 57: 80 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505139?

The complementary color is #3A3951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505139 color

#505139 rgb(80, 81, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505139 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 22.4% blue (80, 81, 57).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#505139 color codes

HEX	`#505139`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.74, -4.94, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.74, 14.87, 109.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.989, 7.886, 5.024)`
Decimal	`5263673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505139, 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 #505139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #505139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505139; }
.text { color: #505139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505139, #445139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505139?: #505139 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505139?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 57: 80 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505139?: The complementary color is #3A3951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.