Information about #505935 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#505935 is a mildly saturated chartreuse that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Black Crayfish (#52593B). Slightly further away sit Soldier Green (#545A2C) and Fern Frond (#575E2E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(80, 89, 53)), which gives #505935 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #505935: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #505935 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#505935 color variations
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#505935 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#505935 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#505935 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#505935 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#505935 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #505935 color
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Nearest named colors to #505935
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#52593B
#545A2C
#575E2E
#47562F
#5A5539
#4D6330
#4D503C
#544F3A
#4C4E31
#4F4D32
#565740
#4E5541
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#505935
- RGB80, 89, 53
- CMYK4, 0, 14, 65
- CSSrgb(80, 89, 53)
- HSL75°, 25%, 28%
- HSL Precise75°, 25.352%, 27.843%
- HSV75°, 40%, 35%
- HSB75°, 40%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.349, 0.208)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.349, 0.208, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.349, 0.208)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID505935
- DECIMAL ID5265717
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
