What color is #508153?

#508153 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508153?

The RGB value is 80, 129, 83: 80 red, 129 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508153?

The complementary color is #81507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508153?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508153 color

#508153 rgb(80, 129, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #508153 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 50.6% green and 32.5% blue (80, 129, 83).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#508153 color codes

HEX	`#508153`
RGB	`rgb(80, 129, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 50.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -26.72, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 33.29, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.719, 18.03, 10.992)`
Decimal	`5275987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508153, 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 #508153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#508153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #508153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508153; }
.text { color: #508153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 129 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508153, #50816c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #508153?: #508153 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508153?: The RGB value is 80, 129, 83: 80 red, 129 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508153?: The complementary color is #81507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508153?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.