What color is #50675E?

#50675E 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 #50675E?

The RGB value is 80, 103, 94: 80 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50675E?

The complementary color is #675059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50675E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50675E color

#50675E rgb(80, 103, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50675E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (80, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#50675E color codes

HEX	`#50675E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, -10.64, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 10.88, 167.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.178, 12.214, 12.409)`
Decimal	`5269342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50675E, 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 #50675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #50675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50675e; }
.text { color: #50675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50675e, #506567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #50675E?: #50675E 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 #50675E?: The RGB value is 80, 103, 94: 80 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50675E?: The complementary color is #675059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50675E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.