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#508B71 Color

#508B71 is rgb(80, 139, 113) in RGB, hsl(154, 27%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#508B71
HEX#508B71
RGBrgb(80, 139, 113)
HSLhsl(154, 27%, 43%)
HSVhsv(154, 42%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.074 164.1)
LABlab(53.27% -24.95 7.64)
LCHlch(53.27% 26.09 162.98)

What #508B71 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 #508B71, 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.

#508B71 Channel Values

How #508B71 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 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 27% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 42% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #508B71 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 text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #508B71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #508B71; 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 #508B71

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 #508B71.

How #508B71 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#508B71
Protanopia#838371
Protanomaly#728671
Deuteranopia#7B7B73
Deuteranomaly#6D8272
Tritanopia#568888
Tritanomaly#53897F
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #508B71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-508b71: #508B71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #508B71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-508b71': '#508B71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.545, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_508b71">#508B71</color>
SVG fillfill="#508B71"

More Green Colors

#508B71 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#508B71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #508B71?

#508B71 is a mid-tone green — rgb(80, 139, 113) in RGB and hsl(154, 27%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #508B71?

#508B71 is rgb(80, 139, 113) — red 80, green 139, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #508B71?

#508B71 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #508B71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #508B71 scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #508B71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #508B71 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 17.68, which is visibly different.

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