What color is #505237?

#505237 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 #505237?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 55: 80 red, 82 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505237?

The complementary color is #393752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505237 color

#505237 rgb(80, 82, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505237 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 21.6% blue (80, 82, 55).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#505237 color codes

HEX	`#505237`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.02, -5.85, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.02, 16.69, 110.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.015, 8.016, 4.791)`
Decimal	`5263927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505237, 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 #505237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #505237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505237; }
.text { color: #505237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505237, #435237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #505237?: #505237 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 #505237?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 55: 80 red, 82 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505237?: The complementary color is #393752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.