What color is #50784C?

#50784C 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 #50784C?

The RGB value is 80, 120, 76: 80 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50784C?

The complementary color is #744C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50784C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50784C color

#50784C rgb(80, 120, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #50784C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 47.1% green and 29.8% blue (80, 120, 76).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#50784C color codes

HEX	`#50784C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 120, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 47.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -23.44, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 30.71, 139.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.329, 15.66, 9.262)`
Decimal	`5273676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50784C, 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 #50784C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50784C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #50784C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50784c; }
.text { color: #50784c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50784c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 120 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50784c, #4c785e); }

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Questions

What color is #50784C?: #50784C 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 #50784C?: The RGB value is 80, 120, 76: 80 red, 120 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50784C?: The complementary color is #744C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50784C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.