What color is #50605C?

#50605C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50605C?

The RGB value is 80, 96, 92: 80 red, 96 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50605C?

The complementary color is #605054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50605C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50605C color

#50605C rgb(80, 96, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50605C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 37.6% green and 36.1% blue (80, 96, 92).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#50605C color codes

HEX	`#50605C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 96, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 37.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 17%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, -7.02, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 7.03, 178.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.422, 10.844, 11.72)`
Decimal	`5267548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50605C, 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 #50605C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50605C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #50605C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50605c; }
.text { color: #50605c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50605c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 96 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50605c, #505c60); }

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Questions

What color is #50605C?: #50605C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50605C?: The RGB value is 80, 96, 92: 80 red, 96 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50605C?: The complementary color is #605054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50605C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.