What color is #50615A?

#50615A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50615A?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 90: 80 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50615A?

The complementary color is #615057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50615A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50615A color

#50615A rgb(80, 97, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50615A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (80, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#50615A color codes

HEX	`#50615A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.57, -8.07, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.57, 8.27, 167.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.428, 10.993, 11.296)`
Decimal	`5267802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50615A, 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 #50615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50615A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #50615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50615a; }
.text { color: #50615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50615a, #505f61); }

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Questions

What color is #50615A?: #50615A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50615A?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 90: 80 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50615A?: The complementary color is #615057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50615A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.