What color is #506F61?

#506F61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506F61?

The RGB value is 80, 111, 97: 80 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506F61?

The complementary color is #6F505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506F61 color

#506F61 rgb(80, 111, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #506F61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 43.5% green and 38% blue (80, 111, 97).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#506F61 color codes

HEX	`#506F61`
RGB	`rgb(80, 111, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 43.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, -14.47, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 15.07, 163.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.15, 13.937, 13.41)`
Decimal	`5271393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506F61, 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 #506F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #506F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506f61; }
.text { color: #506f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 111 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506f61, #506e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #506F61?: #506F61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506F61?: The RGB value is 80, 111, 97: 80 red, 111 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506F61?: The complementary color is #6F505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.