What color is #505B44?

#505B44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505B44?

The RGB value is 80, 91, 68: 80 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505B44?

The complementary color is #4F445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505B44 color

#505B44 rgb(80, 91, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #505B44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.7% green and 26.7% blue (80, 91, 68).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#505B44 color codes

HEX	`#505B44`
RGB	`rgb(80, 91, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, -9.02, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 14.91, 127.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.093, 9.605, 6.895)`
Decimal	`5266244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505B44, 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 #505B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #505B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505b44; }
.text { color: #505b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 91 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505b44, #455b44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505B44?: #505B44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505B44?: The RGB value is 80, 91, 68: 80 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505B44?: The complementary color is #4F445B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.