What color is #50C878?

#50C878 is a moderate green known as Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Green?

The RGB value is 80, 200, 120: 80 red, 200 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Green?

The complementary color is #C850A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50C878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Green color: hex code #50C878

#50C878 rgb(80, 200, 120)

Shades of green

Emerald Green has the hex code #50C878. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 78.4% green and 47.1% blue (80, 200, 120).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 52% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 22% black.

This exact color is also called Emerald.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

Emerald Green (#50C878) color codes

HEX	`#50C878`
RGB	`rgb(80, 200, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 78.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 52%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -51.25, 30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 59.51, 149.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.351, 44.367, 24.888)`
Decimal	`5294200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #50C878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50C878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #50C878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50c878; }
.text { color: #50c878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50c878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 200 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50c878, #50c8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #50C878 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #50C878?: #50C878 is a moderate green known as Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Green?: The RGB value is 80, 200, 120: 80 red, 200 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Green?: The complementary color is #C850A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50C878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.