Information about #506E42 color

#506E42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#506E42 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 110, 66) — 31.4% red, 43.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 0 / 17 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#506E42 presents itself as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Artichoke Green (#4B6F44). Slightly further away sit Chalet Green (#5A6E41) and Fern Green (#4F7942).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 110, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #506E42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#506E42 color variations

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

#506E42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#506E42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#506E42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#506E42 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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#506E42 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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#704367
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#4B4370
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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 #506E42

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

Artichoke Green color link
Artichoke Green

#4B6F44

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

Steven Green color link
Steven Green

#4A614A

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Ozone color link
Ozone

#47634B

Gecko color link
Gecko

#45634B

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Woodland color link
Woodland

#626746

Dark Olive Green color link
Dark Olive Green

#556B2F

#506E42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506E42
  • RGB80, 110, 66
  • CMYK12, 0, 17, 57
  • CSSrgb(80, 110, 66)
  • HSL101°, 25%, 35%
  • HSL Precise100.909°, 25%, 34.51%
  • HSV101°, 40%, 43%
  • HSB101°, 40%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.431, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.431, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.431, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID506E42
  • DECIMAL ID5271106
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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