What color is #50685E?

#50685E 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 #50685E?

The RGB value is 80, 104, 94: 80 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50685E?

The complementary color is #68505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50685E color

#50685E rgb(80, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50685E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (80, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#50685E color codes

HEX	`#50685E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, -11.21, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 11.54, 166.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.278, 12.414, 12.442)`
Decimal	`5269598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50685E, 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 #50685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #50685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50685e; }
.text { color: #50685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50685e, #506668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #50685E?: #50685E 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 #50685E?: The RGB value is 80, 104, 94: 80 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50685E?: The complementary color is #68505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.