What color is #508248?

#508248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508248?

The RGB value is 80, 130, 72: 80 red, 130 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508248?

The complementary color is #7A4882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508248?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508248 color

#508248 rgb(80, 130, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #508248 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51% green and 28.2% blue (80, 130, 72).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#508248 color codes

HEX	`#508248`
RGB	`rgb(80, 130, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 45%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.66, -29.03, 26.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.66, 39.09, 137.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.46, 18.138, 8.974)`
Decimal	`5276232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508248, 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 #508248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#508248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #508248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508248; }
.text { color: #508248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 130 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508248, #48825d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #508248?: #508248 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508248?: The RGB value is 80, 130, 72: 80 red, 130 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508248?: The complementary color is #7A4882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508248?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.