What color is #506B4E?

#506B4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506B4E?

The RGB value is 80, 107, 78: 80 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506B4E?

The complementary color is #694E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506B4E color

#506B4E rgb(80, 107, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #506B4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 42% green and 30.6% blue (80, 107, 78).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#506B4E color codes

HEX	`#506B4E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 107, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 42%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, -16.22, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 20.86, 141.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.941, 12.771, 9.147)`
Decimal	`5270350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506B4E, 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 #506B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #506B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506b4e; }
.text { color: #506b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 107 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506b4e, #4e6b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #506B4E?: #506B4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506B4E?: The RGB value is 80, 107, 78: 80 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506B4E?: The complementary color is #694E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.