What color is #507455?

#507455 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507455?

The RGB value is 80, 116, 85: 80 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507455?

The complementary color is #74506F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507455 color

#507455 rgb(80, 116, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #507455 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 45.5% green and 33.3% blue (80, 116, 85).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#507455 color codes

HEX	`#507455`
RGB	`rgb(80, 116, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 45.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -19.71, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 23.68, 146.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.193, 14.852, 10.869)`
Decimal	`5272661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507455, 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 #507455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #507455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507455; }
.text { color: #507455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 116 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507455, #507467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507455?: #507455 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507455?: The RGB value is 80, 116, 85: 80 red, 116 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507455?: The complementary color is #74506F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.