What color is #50704E?

#50704E 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 #50704E?

The RGB value is 80, 112, 78: 80 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50704E?

The complementary color is #6E4E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50704E color

#50704E rgb(80, 112, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #50704E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (80, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#50704E color codes

HEX	`#50704E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, -18.91, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 24.33, 141.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.477, 13.843, 9.326)`
Decimal	`5271630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50704E, 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 #50704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #50704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50704e; }
.text { color: #50704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50704e, #4e705d); }

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Questions

What color is #50704E?: #50704E 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 #50704E?: The RGB value is 80, 112, 78: 80 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50704E?: The complementary color is #6E4E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.