What color is #508346?

#508346 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508346?

The RGB value is 80, 131, 70: 80 red, 131 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508346?

The complementary color is #794683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508346?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508346 color

#508346 rgb(80, 131, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #508346 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51.4% green and 27.5% blue (80, 131, 70).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#508346 color codes

HEX	`#508346`
RGB	`rgb(80, 131, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 47%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -29.81, 27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 40.65, 137.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.53, 18.38, 8.681)`
Decimal	`5276486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508346, 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 #508346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #508346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508346; }
.text { color: #508346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 131 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508346, #46835b); }

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Questions

What color is #508346?: #508346 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508346?: The RGB value is 80, 131, 70: 80 red, 131 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508346?: The complementary color is #794683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508346?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.