What color is #50553E?

#50553E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50553E?

The RGB value is 80, 85, 62: 80 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50553E?

The complementary color is #433E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50553E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50553E color

#50553E rgb(80, 85, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #50553E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.3% green and 24.3% blue (80, 85, 62).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#50553E color codes

HEX	`#50553E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 85, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.1, -6.52, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.1, 14.36, 117.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.426, 8.55, 5.816)`
Decimal	`5264702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50553E, 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 #50553E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50553E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #50553E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50553e; }
.text { color: #50553e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50553e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 85 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50553e, #45553e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #50553E?: #50553E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50553E?: The RGB value is 80, 85, 62: 80 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50553E?: The complementary color is #433E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50553E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.