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#508e46 color: Fern

#508e46 is rgb(80, 142, 70) in RGB and oklch(58.709% 0.12275 140.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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112°
100%

58.7%
0.123
141°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #508e46

#508e46 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 141°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.96:1 contrast and black text 5.3:1, 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: #508e46 mixed with white

  1. 508e46
  2. 629959
  3. 73a46b
  4. 84b07d
  5. 95bb8f
  6. a7c6a1
  7. b8d1b4
  8. caddc6
  9. dbe8d9
  10. edf4ec

Darker: #508e46 mixed with black

  1. 508e46
  2. 447b3c
  3. 396832
  4. 2e5628
  5. 24441e
  6. 1a3415
  7. 10240d
  8. 071505
  9. 020702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #508e46 with less saturation

  1. 508e46
  2. 558c4d
  3. 5b8b53
  4. 5f8959
  5. 64885e
  6. 688663
  7. 6d8469
  8. 71826e
  9. 758073
  10. 797e77

Questions about #508e46

What color is #508e46?

#508e46 is soft green. The closest named color is Fern. In RGB it is rgb(80, 142, 70), in HSL hsl(111.67, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.709% 0.12275 140.973).

What colors go well with #508e46?

The complementary color of #508e46 is #9d62a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #808214 and #009372. The triadic partners are #517bc5 and #ba5b5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #508e46?

White text reads better on #508e46: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and black gives 5.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508e46 a warm or cool color?

#508e46 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 141 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.123.