What color is #505D3A?

#505D3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505D3A?

The RGB value is 80, 93, 58: 80 red, 93 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505D3A?

The complementary color is #473A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505D3A color

#505D3A rgb(80, 93, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #505D3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.5% green and 22.7% blue (80, 93, 58).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#505D3A color codes

HEX	`#505D3A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 93, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, -11.83, 18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 21.95, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.986, 9.84, 5.481)`
Decimal	`5266746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505D3A, 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 #505D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #505D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505d3a; }
.text { color: #505d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 93 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505d3a, #3f5d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #505D3A?: #505D3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505D3A?: The RGB value is 80, 93, 58: 80 red, 93 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505D3A?: The complementary color is #473A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.