What color is #508336?

#508336 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508336?

The RGB value is 80, 131, 54: 80 red, 131 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508336?

The complementary color is #693683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508336?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508336 color

#508336 rgb(80, 131, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #508336 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51.4% green and 21.2% blue (80, 131, 54).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 42% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#508336 color codes

HEX	`#508336`
RGB	`rgb(80, 131, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 42%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 59%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 59%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, -31.91, 35.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 47.9, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.09, 18.204, 6.366)`
Decimal	`5276470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508336, 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 #508336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#508336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #508336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508336; }
.text { color: #508336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 131 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508336, #368342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #508336?: #508336 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508336?: The RGB value is 80, 131, 54: 80 red, 131 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508336?: The complementary color is #693683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508336?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.