What color is #508B47?

#508B47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508B47?

The RGB value is 80, 139, 71: 80 red, 139 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508B47?

The complementary color is #82478B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508B47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508B47 color

#508B47 rgb(80, 139, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #508B47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 54.5% green and 27.8% blue (80, 139, 71).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#508B47 color codes

HEX	`#508B47`
RGB	`rgb(80, 139, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 54.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 49%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 49%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -33.4, 30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 45.12, 137.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.678, 20.625, 9.22)`
Decimal	`5278535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508B47, 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 #508B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #508B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508b47; }
.text { color: #508b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 139 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508b47, #478b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #508B47?: #508B47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508B47?: The RGB value is 80, 139, 71: 80 red, 139 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508B47?: The complementary color is #82478B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508B47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.