What color is #50614F?

#50614F 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 #50614F?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 79: 80 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50614F?

The complementary color is #604F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50614F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50614F color

#50614F rgb(80, 97, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #50614F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 31% blue (80, 97, 79).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#50614F color codes

HEX	`#50614F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -10.41, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 13.22, 141.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.994, 10.819, 9.01)`
Decimal	`5267791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50614F, 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 #50614F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50614F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #50614F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50614f; }
.text { color: #50614f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50614f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50614f, #4f6157); }

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Questions

What color is #50614F?: #50614F 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 #50614F?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 79: 80 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50614F?: The complementary color is #604F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50614F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.