What color is #507259?

#507259 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507259?

The RGB value is 80, 114, 89: 80 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507259?

The complementary color is #725069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507259 color

#507259 rgb(80, 114, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #507259 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 44.7% green and 34.9% blue (80, 114, 89).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#507259 color codes

HEX	`#507259`
RGB	`rgb(80, 114, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 44.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, -17.84, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 20.46, 150.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.128, 14.461, 11.654)`
Decimal	`5272153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507259, 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 #507259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #507259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507259; }
.text { color: #507259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 114 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507259, #50726a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507259?: #507259 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507259?: The RGB value is 80, 114, 89: 80 red, 114 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507259?: The complementary color is #725069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.