What color is #506A27?

#506A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506A27?

The RGB value is 80, 106, 39: 80 red, 106 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506A27?

The complementary color is #41276A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506A27 color

#506A27 rgb(80, 106, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #506A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.6% green and 15.3% blue (80, 106, 39).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#506A27 color codes

HEX	`#506A27`
RGB	`rgb(80, 106, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 63%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.47, -21.27, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.47, 39.87, 122.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.828, 12.16, 3.801)`
Decimal	`5270055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506A27, 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 #506A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #506A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506a27; }
.text { color: #506a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 106 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506a27, #2e6a27); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #506A27?: #506A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506A27?: The RGB value is 80, 106, 39: 80 red, 106 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506A27?: The complementary color is #41276A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.