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#508a78 color: Privet Hedge

#508a78 is rgb(80, 138, 120) in RGB and oklch(58.809% 0.06757 171.956) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

58.8%
0.068
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #508a78

#508a78 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Privet Hedge (#588a79). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #508a78 mixed with white

  1. 508a78
  2. 629585
  3. 73a191
  4. 84ac9f
  5. 96b8ac
  6. a7c3b9
  7. b8cfc7
  8. cadbd5
  9. dbe7e3
  10. edf3f1

Darker: #508a78 mixed with black

  1. 508a78
  2. 447767
  3. 396557
  4. 2e5348
  5. 244239
  6. 1a322a
  7. 10221d
  8. 071410
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508a78 with less saturation

  1. 508a78
  2. 568978
  3. 5b8779
  4. 608679
  5. 64857a
  6. 69847a
  7. 6d827b
  8. 71817b
  9. 757f7c
  10. 797e7c

Questions about #508a78

What color is #508a78?

#508a78 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Privet Hedge. In RGB it is rgb(80, 138, 120), in HSL hsl(161.38, 26.61%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.809% 0.06757 171.956).

What colors go well with #508a78?

The complementary color of #508a78 is #9c6c81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #668762 and #47898e. The triadic partners are #7d76a2 and #9d7157.

Is white or black text more readable on #508a78?

White text reads better on #508a78: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508a78 a warm or cool color?

#508a78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.068.