What color is #505317?

#505317 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505317?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 23: 80 red, 83 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505317?

The complementary color is #1A1753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505317 color

#505317 rgb(80, 83, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505317 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 9% blue (80, 83, 23).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#505317 color codes

HEX	`#505317`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 72%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.89, -9.97, 33.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.89, 34.7, 106.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.556, 7.954, 2)`
Decimal	`5264151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505317, 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 #505317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #505317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505317; }
.text { color: #505317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505317, #325317); }

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Questions

What color is #505317?: #505317 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505317?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 23: 80 red, 83 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505317?: The complementary color is #1A1753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.