What color is #506E65?

#506E65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506E65?

The RGB value is 80, 110, 101: 80 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506E65?

The complementary color is #6E5059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506E65 color

#506E65 rgb(80, 110, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #506E65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 43.1% green and 39.6% blue (80, 110, 101).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#506E65 color codes

HEX	`#506E65`
RGB	`rgb(80, 110, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 43.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, -12.99, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 13.08, 173.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.232, 13.796, 14.381)`
Decimal	`5271141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506E65, 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 #506E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #506E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506e65; }
.text { color: #506e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 110 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506e65, #50686e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #506E65?: #506E65 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506E65?: The RGB value is 80, 110, 101: 80 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506E65?: The complementary color is #6E5059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.