What color is #507150?

#507150 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507150?

The RGB value is 80, 113, 80: 80 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507150?

The complementary color is #715071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507150 color

#507150 rgb(80, 113, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #507150 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 44.3% green and 31.4% blue (80, 113, 80).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#507150 color codes

HEX	`#507150`
RGB	`rgb(80, 113, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 44.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, -19.08, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 24.03, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.661, 14.095, 9.747)`
Decimal	`5271888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507150, 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 #507150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #507150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507150; }
.text { color: #507150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 113 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507150, #507161); }

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Questions

What color is #507150?: #507150 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507150?: The RGB value is 80, 113, 80: 80 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507150?: The complementary color is #715071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.