Color #505B49

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Basic facts about this digital color

#505B49 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 91, 73) — 31.4% red, 35.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 7 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #505B49 reads as a softly toned yellow-green and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nandor (#4E5D4E). Slightly further away sit Magnetic (#555A4C) and Calm Green (#51574F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(80, 91, 73)), which gives #505B49 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505B49 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505B49 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#505B49 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#505B49 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#505B49 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#505B49 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#505B49 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.

Complementary color schemes

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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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.

Analogous color scheme

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

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Alternatives to #505B49 color

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Nearest named colors to #505B49

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nandor

#4E5D4E

Magnetic

#555A4C

Calm Green

#51574F

Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green

#4E5942

Rivergum

#495947

Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Steven Green

#4A614A

Knave

#50534C

Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Raptor

#585847

Ebony

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#505B49 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#505B49
RGB80, 91, 73
CMYK4, 0, 7, 64

HSL97°, 11%, 32%
HSL Precise96.667°, 10.976%, 32.157%
HSV97°, 20%, 36%
HSB97°, 20%, 36%

HEX ID505B49
DECIMAL ID5266249
Name LengthThis color has no name

Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
Lightness FamilyNeutral

Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%

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