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#508d48 color: Fern

#508d48 is rgb(80, 141, 72) in RGB and oklch(58.479% 0.11921 141.479) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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113°
100%

58.5%
0.119
141°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • emerald-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #508d48

#508d48 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 141°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fern (#548d44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #508d48 mixed with white

  1. 508d48
  2. 62985a
  3. 73a36c
  4. 84af7e
  5. 95ba90
  6. a7c5a2
  7. b8d1b4
  8. c9dcc7
  9. dbe8d9
  10. edf3ec

Darker: #508d48 mixed with black

  1. 508d48
  2. 447a3d
  3. 396733
  4. 2e5529
  5. 24441f
  6. 1a3316
  7. 10230d
  8. 071406
  9. 020702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #508d48 with less saturation

  1. 508d48
  2. 558b4e
  3. 5a8a54
  4. 5f8859
  5. 64875f
  6. 688564
  7. 6c8369
  8. 70816e
  9. 748072
  10. 787e77

Questions about #508d48

What color is #508d48?

#508d48 is soft green. The closest named color is Fern. In RGB it is rgb(80, 141, 72), in HSL hsl(113.04, 32.39%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.479% 0.11921 141.479).

What colors go well with #508d48?

The complementary color of #508d48 is #9c62a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f821b and #009273. The triadic partners are #537ac2 and #b85c5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #508d48?

White text reads better on #508d48: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508d48 a warm or cool color?

#508d48 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 141 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.119.