What color is #505513?

#505513 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 #505513?

The RGB value is 80, 85, 19: 80 red, 85 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505513?

The complementary color is #181355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505513 color

#505513 rgb(80, 85, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #505513 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.3% green and 7.5% blue (80, 85, 19).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 63% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#505513 color codes

HEX	`#505513`
RGB	`rgb(80, 85, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 63%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 78%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 78%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, -11.38, 35.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 37.36, 107.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.675, 8.25, 1.857)`
Decimal	`5264659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505513, 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 #505513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #505513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505513; }
.text { color: #505513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 85 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505513, #2f5513); }

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Questions

What color is #505513?: #505513 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 #505513?: The RGB value is 80, 85, 19: 80 red, 85 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505513?: The complementary color is #181355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.