What color is #508D55?

#508D55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508D55?

The RGB value is 80, 141, 85: 80 red, 141 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508D55?

The complementary color is #8D5088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508D55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508D55 color

#508D55 rgb(80, 141, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #508D55 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 55.3% green and 33.3% blue (80, 141, 85).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#508D55 color codes

HEX	`#508D55`
RGB	`rgb(80, 141, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 55.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -32.13, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 40.02, 143.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.472, 21.41, 11.963)`
Decimal	`5279061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508D55, 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 #508D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #508D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508d55; }
.text { color: #508d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 141 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508d55, #508d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #508D55?: #508D55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508D55?: The RGB value is 80, 141, 85: 80 red, 141 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508D55?: The complementary color is #8D5088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508D55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.