What color is #50A954?

#50A954 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50A954?

The RGB value is 80, 169, 84: 80 red, 169 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50A954?

The complementary color is #A950A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50A954?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50A954 color

#50A954 rgb(80, 169, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #50A954 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 66.3% green and 32.9% blue (80, 169, 84).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 36% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#50A954 color codes

HEX	`#50A954`
RGB	`rgb(80, 169, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 66.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 36%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 53%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 50%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -44.53, 35.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 57.07, 141.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.095, 30.72, 13.309)`
Decimal	`5286228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50A954, 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 #50A954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50A954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #50A954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50a954; }
.text { color: #50a954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50a954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 169 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50a954, #50a981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #50A954?: #50A954 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50A954?: The RGB value is 80, 169, 84: 80 red, 169 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50A954?: The complementary color is #A950A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50A954?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.