What color is #50945E?

#50945E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50945E?

The RGB value is 80, 148, 94: 80 red, 148 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50945E?

The complementary color is #945086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50945E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50945E color

#50945E rgb(80, 148, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #50945E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 58% green and 36.9% blue (80, 148, 94).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#50945E color codes

HEX	`#50945E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 148, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 58%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 46%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, -33.79, 22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 40.34, 146.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.918, 23.692, 14.322)`
Decimal	`5280862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50945E, 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 #50945E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50945E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #50945E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50945e; }
.text { color: #50945e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50945e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 148 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50945e, #509480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #50945E?: #50945E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50945E?: The RGB value is 80, 148, 94: 80 red, 148 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50945E?: The complementary color is #945086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50945E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.