What color is #505744?

#505744 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505744?

The RGB value is 80, 87, 68: 80 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505744?

The complementary color is #4B4457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505744 color

#505744 rgb(80, 87, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505744 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.1% green and 26.7% blue (80, 87, 68).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#505744 color codes

HEX	`#505744`
RGB	`rgb(80, 87, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -6.66, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 12.13, 123.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.76, 8.939, 6.784)`
Decimal	`5265220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505744, 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 #505744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #505744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505744; }
.text { color: #505744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 87 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505744, #475744); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505744?: #505744 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505744?: The RGB value is 80, 87, 68: 80 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505744?: The complementary color is #4B4457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.