What color is #508F66?

#508F66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508F66?

The RGB value is 80, 143, 102: 80 red, 143 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508F66?

The complementary color is #8F5079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508F66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508F66 color

#508F66 rgb(80, 143, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #508F66 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 56.1% green and 40% blue (80, 143, 102).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#508F66 color codes

HEX	`#508F66`
RGB	`rgb(80, 143, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 56.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, -29.91, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 33.75, 152.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.528, 22.309, 16.056)`
Decimal	`5279590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508F66, 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 #508F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #508F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508f66; }
.text { color: #508f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 143 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508f66, #508f86); }

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Questions

What color is #508F66?: #508F66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508F66?: The RGB value is 80, 143, 102: 80 red, 143 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508F66?: The complementary color is #8F5079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508F66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.