What color is #50846F?

#50846F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50846F?

The RGB value is 80, 132, 111: 80 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50846F?

The complementary color is #845065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50846F color

#50846F rgb(80, 132, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #50846F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (80, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#50846F color codes

HEX	`#50846F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, -22.5, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 23.26, 165.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.428, 19.355, 18.011)`
Decimal	`5276783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50846F, 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 #50846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #50846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50846f; }
.text { color: #50846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50846f, #507f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #50846F?: #50846F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50846F?: The RGB value is 80, 132, 111: 80 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50846F?: The complementary color is #845065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.