#504933

A dark, muted yellow closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #504933

At its core, #504933 is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 73, and 51.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 9% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 45.5° hue, 22.1% saturation, and 25.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#504933
RGB80, 73, 51
HSL45.5°, 22.1%, 25.7%
CMYK0%, 9%, 36%, 69%
HSV45.5°, 36.2%, 31.4%
LAB31.1, -0.9, 14.3
XYZ6.3, 6.7, 4.1
Decimal5261619

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #504933; }
.text-color { color: #504933; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #504933; }

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