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#508000 color: Avocado

#508000 is rgb(80, 128, 0) in RGB and oklch(54.422% 0.1484 130.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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83°
100%

54.4%
0.148
131°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #508000

#508000 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 54.4% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado (#568203). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #508000 mixed with white

  1. 508000
  2. 618d2e
  3. 719948
  4. 82a660
  5. 93b277
  6. a5bf8d
  7. b6cca4
  8. c8d9ba
  9. dae5d1
  10. ecf2e8

Darker: #508000 mixed with black

  1. 508000
  2. 446e00
  3. 395d00
  4. 2e4d00
  5. 243d00
  6. 1a2e00
  7. 101f00
  8. 071200
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #508000 with less saturation

  1. 508000
  2. 547f1d
  3. 577d2c
  4. 5a7c38
  5. 5e7a42
  6. 61794a
  7. 647753
  8. 67765a
  9. 6a7462
  10. 6d7269

Questions about #508000

What color is #508000?

#508000 is bright lime. The closest named color is Avocado. In RGB it is rgb(80, 128, 0), in HSL hsl(82.5, 100%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.422% 0.1484 130.861).

What colors go well with #508000?

The complementary color of #508000 is #8b52ae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #817000 and #008952. The triadic partners are #1572c2 and #b5435a.

Is white or black text more readable on #508000?

White text reads better on #508000: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508000 a warm or cool color?

#508000 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 54.4% and its chroma 0.148.