What color is #505842?

#505842 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505842?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 66: 80 red, 88 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505842?

The complementary color is #4A4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505842 color

#505842 rgb(80, 88, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #505842 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 25.9% blue (80, 88, 66).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#505842 color codes

HEX	`#505842`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, -7.61, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 13.99, 122.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.781, 9.078, 6.496)`
Decimal	`5265474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505842, 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 #505842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #505842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505842; }
.text { color: #505842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505842, #455842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #505842?: #505842 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505842?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 66: 80 red, 88 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505842?: The complementary color is #4A4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.