What color is #50950C?

#50950C is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50950C?

The RGB value is 80, 149, 12: 80 red, 149 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50950C?

The complementary color is #510C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50950C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50950C color

#50950C rgb(80, 149, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #50950C is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 58.4% green and 4.7% blue (80, 149, 12).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#50950C color codes

HEX	`#50950C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 149, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 58.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 92%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 92%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -42.52, 55.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 70.3, 127.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.122, 23.226, 4.087)`
Decimal	`5281036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50950C, 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 #50950C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50950C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #50950C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50950c; }
.text { color: #50950c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50950c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 149 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50950c, #0c950d); }

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Questions

What color is #50950C?: #50950C is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50950C?: The RGB value is 80, 149, 12: 80 red, 149 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50950C?: The complementary color is #510C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50950C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.