What color is #505C45?

#505C45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505C45?

The RGB value is 80, 92, 69: 80 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505C45?

The complementary color is #51455C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505C45 color

#505C45 rgb(80, 92, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #505C45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.1% green and 27.1% blue (80, 92, 69).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#505C45 color codes

HEX	`#505C45`
RGB	`rgb(80, 92, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, -9.42, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 15.04, 128.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.209, 9.789, 7.086)`
Decimal	`5266501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505C45, 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 #505C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #505C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505c45; }
.text { color: #505c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 92 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505c45, #455c46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #505C45?: #505C45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505C45?: The RGB value is 80, 92, 69: 80 red, 92 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505C45?: The complementary color is #51455C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.