What color is #509560?

#509560 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #509560?

The RGB value is 80, 149, 96: 80 red, 149 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #509560?

The complementary color is #955085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #509560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#509560 color

#509560 rgb(80, 149, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #509560 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 58.4% green and 37.6% blue (80, 149, 96).

Its hue angle is 134°, 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#509560 color codes

HEX	`#509560`
RGB	`rgb(80, 149, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 58.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 46%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, -33.88, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 40.08, 147.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.166, 24.044, 14.853)`
Decimal	`5281120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #509560, 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 #509560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#509560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #509560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #509560; }
.text { color: #509560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #509560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 149 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #509560, #509583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #509560?: #509560 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #509560?: The RGB value is 80, 149, 96: 80 red, 149 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #509560?: The complementary color is #955085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #509560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.