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#508B41 Color

#508B41 is rgb(80, 139, 65) in RGB, hsl(108, 36%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 53%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#508B41
HEX#508B41
RGBrgb(80, 139, 65)
HSLhsl(108, 36%, 40%)
HSVhsv(108, 53%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 53%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.123 139.6)
LABlab(52.52% -31.34 32.88)
LCHlch(52.52% 45.42 133.62)

What #508B41 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 #508B41, 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.

#508B41 Channel Values

How #508B41 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 139 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 36% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 53% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #508B41 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #508B41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #508B41; 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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Tints & Shades of #508B41

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #508B41.

How #508B41 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#508B41
Protanopia#838341
Protanomaly#728641
Deuteranopia#7B7B44
Deuteranomaly#6D8243
Tritanopia#5C8484
Tritanomaly#578770
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #508B41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-508b41: #508B41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #508B41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-508b41': '#508B41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.545, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_508b41">#508B41</color>
SVG fillfill="#508B41"

More Green Colors

#508B41 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#508B41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #508B41?

#508B41 is a mid-tone green — rgb(80, 139, 65) in RGB and hsl(108, 36%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #508B41?

#508B41 is rgb(80, 139, 65) — red 80, green 139, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #508B41?

#508B41 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 53%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #508B41 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #508B41 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #508B41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #508B41 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 14.85, which is visibly different.

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