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#509657 color: Alpine Herbs

#509657 is rgb(80, 150, 87) in RGB and oklch(61.084% 0.11758 146.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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126°
100%

61.1%
0.118
146°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #509657

#509657 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 61.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 146°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.6:1 contrast and black text 5.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Alpine Herbs (#449955). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #509657 mixed with white

  1. 509657
  2. 62a067
  3. 74ab78
  4. 85b588
  5. 97c099
  6. a8caa9
  7. b9d5ba
  8. cadfcb
  9. dceadc
  10. edf4ed

Darker: #509657 mixed with black

  1. 509657
  2. 44824b
  3. 396e3e
  4. 2e5b33
  5. 244927
  6. 1a371c
  7. 102612
  8. 071608
  9. 020803
  10. 000100

Calmer: #509657 with less saturation

  1. 509657
  2. 57945c
  3. 5d9361
  4. 629166
  5. 688f6a
  6. 6d8d6e
  7. 728b73
  8. 768977
  9. 7b877b
  10. 7f857f

Questions about #509657

What color is #509657?

#509657 is soft green. The closest named color is Alpine Herbs. In RGB it is rgb(80, 150, 87), in HSL hsl(126, 30.43%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.084% 0.11758 146.11).

What colors go well with #509657?

The complementary color of #509657 is #a869a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #808c2e and #009a81. The triadic partners are #6280ca and #c0655d.

Is white or black text more readable on #509657?

White text reads better on #509657: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and black gives 5.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #509657 a warm or cool color?

#509657 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 146 degrees, its lightness 61.1% and its chroma 0.118.