What color is #508F62?

#508F62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508F62?

The RGB value is 80, 143, 98: 80 red, 143 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508F62?

The complementary color is #8F507D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508F62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508F62 color

#508F62 rgb(80, 143, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #508F62 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 56.1% green and 38.4% blue (80, 143, 98).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#508F62 color codes

HEX	`#508F62`
RGB	`rgb(80, 143, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 56.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, -30.7, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 35.48, 149.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.334, 22.231, 15.036)`
Decimal	`5279586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508F62, 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 #508F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #508F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508f62; }
.text { color: #508f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 143 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508f62, #508f81); }

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Questions

What color is #508F62?: #508F62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508F62?: The RGB value is 80, 143, 98: 80 red, 143 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508F62?: The complementary color is #8F507D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508F62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.