What color is #508573?

#508573 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508573?

The RGB value is 80, 133, 115: 80 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508573?

The complementary color is #855062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508573 color

#508573 rgb(80, 133, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #508573 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 52.2% green and 45.1% blue (80, 133, 115).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#508573 color codes

HEX	`#508573`
RGB	`rgb(80, 133, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 52.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -22.09, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 22.48, 169.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.789, 19.717, 19.243)`
Decimal	`5277043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508573, 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 #508573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #508573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508573; }
.text { color: #508573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 133 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508573, #507d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #508573?: #508573 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508573?: The RGB value is 80, 133, 115: 80 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508573?: The complementary color is #855062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.