What color is #50914F?

#50914F 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 #50914F?

The RGB value is 80, 145, 79: 80 red, 145 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50914F?

The complementary color is #904F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50914F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50914F color

#50914F rgb(80, 145, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #50914F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 56.9% green and 31% blue (80, 145, 79).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#50914F color codes

HEX	`#50914F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 145, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 56.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 46%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, -34.94, 28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 45.18, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.844, 22.52, 10.96)`
Decimal	`5280079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50914F, 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 #50914F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50914F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #50914F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50914f; }
.text { color: #50914f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50914f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 145 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50914f, #4f916f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #50914F?: #50914F 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 #50914F?: The RGB value is 80, 145, 79: 80 red, 145 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50914F?: The complementary color is #904F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50914F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.