What color is #505334?

#505334 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505334?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 52: 80 red, 83 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505334?

The complementary color is #373453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505334 color

#505334 rgb(80, 83, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505334 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 20.4% blue (80, 83, 52).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#505334 color codes

HEX	`#505334`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.27, -6.9, 17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.27, 19.08, 111.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.021, 8.14, 4.449)`
Decimal	`5264180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505334, 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 #505334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #505334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505334; }
.text { color: #505334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505334, #415334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #505334?: #505334 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505334?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 52: 80 red, 83 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505334?: The complementary color is #373453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.