What color is #506960?

#506960 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 #506960?

The RGB value is 80, 105, 96: 80 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506960?

The complementary color is #695059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506960 color

#506960 rgb(80, 105, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506960 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.2% green and 37.6% blue (80, 105, 96).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#506960 color codes

HEX	`#506960`
RGB	`rgb(80, 105, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, -11.33, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 11.51, 169.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.471, 12.653, 12.955)`
Decimal	`5269856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506960, 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 #506960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #506960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506960; }
.text { color: #506960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 105 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506960, #506669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #506960?: #506960 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 #506960?: The RGB value is 80, 105, 96: 80 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506960?: The complementary color is #695059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.