Information about #505742 color

#505742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #505742 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(80, 87, 66) (31.4% red, 34.1% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 8 / 66 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted yellow-green, #505742 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green (#4E5942). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lunar Green (#4E5541) and Dark Grayish Lime Green (#545942).

The recipe behind #505742 is rgb(80, 87, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #505742 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505742 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505742 color variations

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

#505742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#505742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#505742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#505742 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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#505742 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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Nearest named colors to #505742

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

Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green color link
Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green

#4E5942

Lunar Green color link
Lunar Green

#4E5541

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Vault color link
Vault

#565740

Blue Black Crayfish color link
Blue Black Crayfish

#52593B

Dark Grayish Harlequin color link
Dark Grayish Harlequin

#485942

Rivergum color link
Rivergum

#495947

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Dark Grayish Olive color link
Dark Grayish Olive

#595942

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

#505742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505742
  • RGB80, 87, 66
  • CMYK3, 0, 8, 66
  • CSSrgb(80, 87, 66)
  • HSL80°, 14%, 30%
  • HSL Precise80°, 13.725%, 30%
  • HSV80°, 24%, 34%
  • HSB80°, 24%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.341, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.341, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.341, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID505742
  • DECIMAL ID5265218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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