What color is #505A33?

#505A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A33?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 51: 80 red, 90 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A33?

The complementary color is #3D335A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A33 color

#505A33 rgb(80, 90, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #505A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 20% blue (80, 90, 51).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#505A33 color codes

HEX	`#505A33`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, -11.13, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 23.97, 117.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.562, 9.257, 4.52)`
Decimal	`5265971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A33, 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 #505A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #505A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a33; }
.text { color: #505a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a33, #3c5a33); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505A33?: #505A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A33?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 51: 80 red, 90 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A33?: The complementary color is #3D335A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.