What color is #505500?

#505500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505500?

The RGB value is 80, 85, 0: 80 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505500?

The complementary color is #050055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505500?

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.

#505500 color

#505500 rgb(80, 85, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505500 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (80, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

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

#505500 color codes

HEX	`#505500`
RGB	`rgb(80, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, -12.18, 41.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 43.66, 106.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.557, 8.203, 1.238)`
Decimal	`5264640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505500, 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 #505500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505500 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 #505500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505500; }
.text { color: #505500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505500, #265500); }

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Questions

What color is #505500?: #505500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505500?: The RGB value is 80, 85, 0: 80 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505500?: The complementary color is #050055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505500?: 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.