Information about #505850 color

#505850 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#505850 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 88, 80) — 31.4% red, 34.5% green, 31.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 3 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#505850 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Calm Green (#51574F). Slightly further away sit Cape Cod (#4E5552) and Dark Greenish Grey (#535953).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 88, 80) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #505850 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#505850 color variations

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

#505850 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#505850 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#505850 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#505850 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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#505850 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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#505458
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#585450
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Nearest named colors to #505850

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

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Dark Greenish Grey color link
Dark Greenish Grey

#535953

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Feldgrau color link
Feldgrau

#4D5D53

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

#505850 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#505850 color image #505850 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505850
  • RGB80, 88, 80
  • CMYK3, 0, 3, 65
  • CSSrgb(80, 88, 80)
  • HSL120°, 5%, 33%
  • HSL Precise120°, 4.762%, 32.941%
  • HSV120°, 9%, 35%
  • HSB120°, 9%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.345, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.345, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.345, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID505850
  • DECIMAL ID5265488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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