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#508f79 color: Winter Green

#508f79 is rgb(80, 143, 121) in RGB and oklch(60.098% 0.07412 169.203) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

60.1%
0.074
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #508f79

#508f79 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.79:1 contrast and black text 5.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Winter Green (#48907b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #508f79 mixed with white

  1. 508f79
  2. 629a86
  3. 74a592
  4. 85b09f
  5. 96bbac
  6. a8c6ba
  7. b9d1c7
  8. caddd5
  9. dce8e3
  10. edf3f1

Darker: #508f79 mixed with black

  1. 508f79
  2. 447c68
  3. 396958
  4. 2e5748
  5. 244539
  6. 1a342b
  7. 10241d
  8. 071510
  9. 020705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508f79 with less saturation

  1. 508f79
  2. 568e7a
  3. 5c8c7a
  4. 618b7b
  5. 66897c
  6. 6b887d
  7. 70877d
  8. 74857e
  9. 78837f
  10. 7c8280

Questions about #508f79

What color is #508f79?

#508f79 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Winter Green. In RGB it is rgb(80, 143, 121), in HSL hsl(159.05, 28.25%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.098% 0.07412 169.203).

What colors go well with #508f79?

The complementary color of #508f79 is #a26e87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a8c61 and #438e91. The triadic partners are #7f79aa and #a57358.

Is white or black text more readable on #508f79?

White text reads better on #508f79: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and black gives 5.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508f79 a warm or cool color?

#508f79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.074.