What color is #505221?

#505221 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505221?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 33: 80 red, 82 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505221?

The complementary color is #232152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505221 color

#505221 rgb(80, 82, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505221 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 12.9% blue (80, 82, 33).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#505221 color codes

HEX	`#505221`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 60%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 60%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, -8.57, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 29.28, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.6, 7.85, 2.606)`
Decimal	`5263905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505221, 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 #505221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #505221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505221; }
.text { color: #505221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505221, #375221); }

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Questions

What color is #505221?: #505221 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505221?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 33: 80 red, 82 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505221?: The complementary color is #232152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.