What color is #506141?

#506141 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 #506141?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 65: 80 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506141?

The complementary color is #524161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506141 color

#506141 rgb(80, 97, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #506141 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 25.5% blue (80, 97, 65).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#506141 color codes

HEX	`#506141`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.96, -12.98, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.96, 20.75, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.537, 10.636, 6.603)`
Decimal	`5267777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506141, 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 #506141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #506141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506141; }
.text { color: #506141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506141, #416142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #506141?: #506141 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 #506141?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 65: 80 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506141?: The complementary color is #524161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.