What color is #505536?

#505536 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505536?

The RGB value is 80, 85, 54: 80 red, 85 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505536?

The complementary color is #3B3655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505536 color

#505536 rgb(80, 85, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #505536 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.3% green and 21.2% blue (80, 85, 54).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#505536 color codes

HEX	`#505536`
RGB	`rgb(80, 85, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, -7.79, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 19.12, 114.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.223, 8.469, 4.743)`
Decimal	`5264694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505536, 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 #505536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #505536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505536; }
.text { color: #505536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 85 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505536, #405536); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505536?: #505536 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505536?: The RGB value is 80, 85, 54: 80 red, 85 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505536?: The complementary color is #3B3655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.