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#509e85 color: Wintergreen Shadow

#509e85 is rgb(80, 158, 133) in RGB and oklch(64.214% 0.08682 170.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

64.2%
0.087
170°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #509e85

#509e85 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.2:1 contrast and black text 6.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintergreen Shadow (#4f9e81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #509e85 mixed with white

  1. 509e85
  2. 63a891
  3. 75b19c
  4. 87bba8
  5. 98c4b4
  6. a9cec0
  7. bbd8cd
  8. cce2d9
  9. ddebe6
  10. eef5f2

Darker: #509e85 mixed with black

  1. 509e85
  2. 448973
  3. 397461
  4. 2e6050
  5. 244d40
  6. 1a3a30
  7. 102921
  8. 071813
  9. 020906
  10. 000101

Calmer: #509e85 with less saturation

  1. 509e85
  2. 589c86
  3. 609b87
  4. 669987
  5. 6d9788
  6. 739689
  7. 78948a
  8. 7e928a
  9. 83908b
  10. 888f8c

Questions about #509e85

What color is #509e85?

#509e85 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Wintergreen Shadow. In RGB it is rgb(80, 158, 133), in HSL hsl(160.77, 32.77%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.214% 0.08682 170.318).

What colors go well with #509e85?

The complementary color of #509e85 is #b57794. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #709a67 and #409da2. The triadic partners are #8c84be and #b87d5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #509e85?

Black text reads better on #509e85: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and black gives 6.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #509e85 a warm or cool color?

#509e85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.087.