What color is #50542A?

#50542A 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 #50542A?

The RGB value is 80, 84, 42: 80 red, 84 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50542A?

The complementary color is #2E2A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50542A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50542A color

#50542A rgb(80, 84, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #50542A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.9% green and 16.5% blue (80, 84, 42).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#50542A color codes

HEX	`#50542A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 84, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 50%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.42, -8.8, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.42, 25.45, 110.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.897, 8.213, 3.412)`
Decimal	`5264426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50542A, 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 #50542A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50542A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #50542A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50542a; }
.text { color: #50542a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50542a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 84 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50542a, #3b542a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50542A?: #50542A 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 #50542A?: The RGB value is 80, 84, 42: 80 red, 84 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50542A?: The complementary color is #2E2A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50542A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.