What color is #508953?

#508953 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508953?

The RGB value is 80, 137, 83: 80 red, 137 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508953?

The complementary color is #895086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508953?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508953 color

#508953 rgb(80, 137, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #508953 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 53.7% green and 32.5% blue (80, 137, 83).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#508953 color codes

HEX	`#508953`
RGB	`rgb(80, 137, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 53.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -30.59, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 38.42, 142.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.815, 20.221, 11.357)`
Decimal	`5278035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508953, 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 #508953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #508953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508953; }
.text { color: #508953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 137 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508953, #50896f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #508953?: #508953 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508953?: The RGB value is 80, 137, 83: 80 red, 137 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508953?: The complementary color is #895086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508953?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.