What color is #506D58?

#506D58 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 #506D58?

The RGB value is 80, 109, 88: 80 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506D58?

The complementary color is #6D5065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506D58 color

#506D58 rgb(80, 109, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #506D58 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 42.7% green and 34.5% blue (80, 109, 88).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#506D58 color codes

HEX	`#506D58`
RGB	`rgb(80, 109, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 42.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, -15.32, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 17.45, 151.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.538, 13.347, 11.252)`
Decimal	`5270872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506D58, 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 #506D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #506D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506d58; }
.text { color: #506d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 109 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506d58, #506d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #506D58?: #506D58 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 #506D58?: The RGB value is 80, 109, 88: 80 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506D58?: The complementary color is #6D5065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.