What color is #50AE5F?

#50AE5F 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 #50AE5F?

The RGB value is 80, 174, 95: 80 red, 174 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50AE5F?

The complementary color is #AE509F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50AE5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50AE5F color

#50AE5F rgb(80, 174, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #50AE5F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 68.2% green and 37.3% blue (80, 174, 95).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#50AE5F color codes

HEX	`#50AE5F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 174, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 68.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 54%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 45%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -44.93, 32.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 55.3, 144.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.509, 32.802, 16.075)`
Decimal	`5287519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50AE5F, 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 #50AE5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50AE5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #50AE5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50ae5f; }
.text { color: #50ae5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50ae5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 174 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50ae5f, #50ae8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50AE5F?: #50AE5F 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 #50AE5F?: The RGB value is 80, 174, 95: 80 red, 174 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50AE5F?: The complementary color is #AE509F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50AE5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.