#506256

Color #506256

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#506256

RGB

rgb(80, 98, 86)

HSL

hsl(140, 10.1%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 18.4%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(39.77, -9.53, 4.57)

LCH

lch(39.77, 10.57, 154.38)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0291, 155.9)

HWB

hwb(140, 31.4%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62505c

Analogous

#536250

#506256

#50625f

Triadic

#506256

#565062

#625650

Split-complementary

#506256

#5f5062

#625053

Tetradic

#506256

#505c62

#62505c

#625650

Square

#506256

#505362

#62505c

#625f50

Shades

Color #506256 mixed toward black.

#435248

#354139

#28312b

#1b211d

#0d100e

Tints

Color #506256 mixed toward white.

#698071

#859c8d

#a4b4a9

#c2cdc6

#e1e6e2

Tones

Color #506256 mixed toward gray.

#526056

#535f57

#555d57

#565c58

#575a58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585959 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#57565a · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#515b5c · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #506256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#506256]

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

#506256 (#506256) is rgb(80, 98, 86) in RGB.

No, #506256 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #506256, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast