What color is #506A43?

#506A43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506A43?

The RGB value is 80, 106, 67: 80 red, 106 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506A43?

The complementary color is #5D436A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506A43?

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.

#506A43 color

#506A43 rgb(80, 106, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #506A43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.6% green and 26.3% blue (80, 106, 67).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#506A43 color codes

HEX	`#506A43`
RGB	`rgb(80, 106, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, -17.62, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 25.82, 133.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.475, 12.419, 7.207)`
Decimal	`5270083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506A43, 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 #506A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506A43 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 #506A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506a43; }
.text { color: #506a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 106 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506a43, #436a4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #506A43?: #506A43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506A43?: The RGB value is 80, 106, 67: 80 red, 106 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506A43?: The complementary color is #5D436A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506A43?: 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.