What color is #508476?

#508476 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508476?

The RGB value is 80, 132, 118: 80 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508476?

The complementary color is #84505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508476 color

#508476 rgb(80, 132, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #508476 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51.8% green and 46.3% blue (80, 132, 118).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#508476 color codes

HEX	`#508476`
RGB	`rgb(80, 132, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -20.85, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 20.96, 174.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.828, 19.515, 20.121)`
Decimal	`5276790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508476, 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 #508476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #508476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508476; }
.text { color: #508476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 132 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508476, #507884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #508476?: #508476 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508476?: The RGB value is 80, 132, 118: 80 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508476?: The complementary color is #84505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.