What color is #50705C?

#50705C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50705C?

The RGB value is 80, 112, 92: 80 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50705C?

The complementary color is #705064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50705C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50705C color

#50705C rgb(80, 112, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #50705C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (80, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#50705C color codes

HEX	`#50705C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -16.12, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 17.76, 155.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.034, 14.066, 12.257)`
Decimal	`5271644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50705C, 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 #50705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50705C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #50705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50705c; }
.text { color: #50705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50705c, #50706c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #50705C?: #50705C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50705C?: The RGB value is 80, 112, 92: 80 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50705C?: The complementary color is #705064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50705C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.