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#508500 color: Avocado

#508500 is rgb(80, 133, 0) in RGB and oklch(55.758% 0.15437 131.832) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

55.8%
0.154
132°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #508500

#508500 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, 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: #508500 mixed with white

  1. 508500
  2. 61912f
  3. 729d4a
  4. 83a961
  5. 94b678
  6. a5c28e
  7. b7cea5
  8. c8dabb
  9. dae6d2
  10. edf3e8

Darker: #508500 mixed with black

  1. 508500
  2. 447300
  3. 396100
  4. 2e5000
  5. 244000
  6. 1a3000
  7. 102100
  8. 071300
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #508500 with less saturation

  1. 508500
  2. 54841e
  3. 58822e
  4. 5c813a
  5. 5f7f44
  6. 637d4d
  7. 667c56
  8. 6a7a5e
  9. 6d7865
  10. 70766d

Questions about #508500

What color is #508500?

#508500 is bright lime. The closest named color is Avocado. In RGB it is rgb(80, 133, 0), in HSL hsl(83.91, 100%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.758% 0.15437 131.832).

What colors go well with #508500?

The complementary color of #508500 is #9154b4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #857500 and #008d58. The triadic partners are #1975ca and #bc445c.

Is white or black text more readable on #508500?

White text reads better on #508500: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508500 a warm or cool color?

#508500 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.154.