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#50804D Color

#50804D is rgb(80, 128, 77) in RGB, hsl(116, 25%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 40%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50804D
HEX#50804D
RGBrgb(80, 128, 77)
HSLhsl(116, 25%, 40%)
HSVhsv(116, 40%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 40%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.093 142.9)
LABlab(49.14% -25.24 22.36)
LCHlch(49.14% 33.72 138.46)

What #50804D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #50804D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#50804D Channel Values

How #50804D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 128 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 25% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 40% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50804D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50804D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50804D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50804D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #50804D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50804D.

How #50804D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#50804D
Protanopia#79794D
Protanomaly#6B7C4D
Deuteranopia#73734F
Deuteranomaly#67784E
Tritanopia#587B7B
Tritanomaly#557D6B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50804D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-50804d: #50804D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50804D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50804d': '#50804D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.502, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_50804d">#50804D</color>
SVG fillfill="#50804D"

More Green Colors

#50804D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#50804D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50804D?

#50804D is a mid-tone green — rgb(80, 128, 77) in RGB and hsl(116, 25%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #50804D?

#50804D is rgb(80, 128, 77) — red 80, green 128, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50804D?

#50804D converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 40%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50804D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #50804D scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50804D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50804D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 13.14, which is visibly different.

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