What color is #507D2A?

#507D2A is a dark, desaturated green known as Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Master Chief?

The RGB value is 80, 125, 42: 80 red, 125 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Master Chief?

The complementary color is #572A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507D2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Master Chief color: hex code #507D2A

#507D2A rgb(80, 125, 42)

Shades of green

Master Chief has the hex code #507D2A. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49% green and 16.5% blue (80, 125, 42).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 50% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Master Chief (#507D2A) color codes

HEX	`#507D2A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 125, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 50%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 66%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.67, -30.36, 39.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.67, 49.53, 127.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.06, 16.539, 4.8)`
Decimal	`5274922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Master Chief, 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 #507D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	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 #507D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507d2a; }
.text { color: #507d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 125 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507d2a, #2a7d2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #507D2A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #507D2A?: #507D2A is a dark, desaturated green known as Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Master Chief?: The RGB value is 80, 125, 42: 80 red, 125 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Master Chief?: The complementary color is #572A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507D2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.