What color is #506A48?

#506A48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506A48?

The RGB value is 80, 106, 72: 80 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506A48?

The complementary color is #62486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506A48 color

#506A48 rgb(80, 106, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #506A48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.6% green and 28.2% blue (80, 106, 72).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#506A48 color codes

HEX	`#506A48`
RGB	`rgb(80, 106, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, -16.77, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 23.23, 136.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.632, 12.481, 8.031)`
Decimal	`5270088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506A48, 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 #506A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #506A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506a48; }
.text { color: #506a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 106 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506a48, #486a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #506A48?: #506A48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506A48?: The RGB value is 80, 106, 72: 80 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506A48?: The complementary color is #62486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.