What color is #50896F?

#50896F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50896F?

The RGB value is 80, 137, 111: 80 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50896F?

The complementary color is #89506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50896F color

#50896F rgb(80, 137, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #50896F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (80, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% 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 5.15:1).

#50896F color codes

HEX	`#50896F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -25.05, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 26.34, 162.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.122, 20.743, 18.243)`
Decimal	`5278063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50896F, 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 #50896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #50896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50896f; }
.text { color: #50896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50896f, #508689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #50896F?: #50896F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50896F?: The RGB value is 80, 137, 111: 80 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50896F?: The complementary color is #89506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.