What color is #505643?

#505643 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505643?

The RGB value is 80, 86, 67: 80 red, 86 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505643?

The complementary color is #494356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505643 color

#505643 rgb(80, 86, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505643 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.7% green and 26.3% blue (80, 86, 67).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#505643 color codes

HEX	`#505643`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, -6.24, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 12.03, 121.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.649, 8.766, 6.598)`
Decimal	`5264963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505643, 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 #505643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #505643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505643; }
.text { color: #505643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505643, #475643); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505643?: #505643 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505643?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 67: 80 red, 86 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505643?: The complementary color is #494356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.