What color is #508668?

#508668 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508668?

The RGB value is 80, 134, 104: 80 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508668?

The complementary color is #86506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508668 color

#508668 rgb(80, 134, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #508668 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (80, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#508668 color codes

HEX	`#508668`
RGB	`rgb(80, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, -25.08, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 27.23, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.331, 19.754, 16.152)`
Decimal	`5277288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508668, 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 #508668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #508668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508668; }
.text { color: #508668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508668, #508683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #508668?: #508668 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508668?: The RGB value is 80, 134, 104: 80 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508668?: The complementary color is #86506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.