What color is #505A49?

#505A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A49?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 73: 80 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A49?

The complementary color is #53495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A49 color

#505A49 rgb(80, 90, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505A49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (80, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#505A49 color codes

HEX	`#505A49`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, -7.5, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 11.36, 131.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.167, 9.499, 7.705)`
Decimal	`5265993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A49, 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 #505A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #505A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a49; }
.text { color: #505a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a49, #495a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #505A49?: #505A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A49?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 73: 80 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A49?: The complementary color is #53495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.