#506156

Color #506156

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#506156

RGB

rgb(80, 97, 86)

HSL

hsl(141.2, 9.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(141.2, 17.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 0%, 11.3%, 62%)

LAB

lab(39.46, -8.95, 4.12)

LCH

lch(39.46, 9.85, 155.28)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.0272, 156.83)

HWB

hwb(141.2, 31.4%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#61505b

Analogous

#526150

#506156

#50615e

Triadic

#506156

#565061

#615650

Split-complementary

#506156

#5e5061

#615052

Tetradic

#506156

#505b61

#61505b

#615650

Square

#506156

#505261

#61505b

#615e50

Shades

Color #506156 mixed toward black.

#435148

#354139

#28302b

#1b201d

#0d100e

Tints

Color #506156 mixed toward white.

#697f71

#859b8d

#a4b4a9

#c2cdc6

#e1e6e2

Tones

Color #506156 mixed toward gray.

#516056

#535e57

#545d57

#565b58

#575a58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585859 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#575659 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#515b5b · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 10.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #506156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#506156]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#506156 (#506156) is rgb(80, 97, 86) in RGB.

No, #506156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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