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#50914B Color

#50914B is rgb(80, 145, 75) in RGB, hsl(116, 32%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50914B
HEX#50914B
RGBrgb(80, 145, 75)
HSLhsl(116, 32%, 43%)
HSVhsv(116, 48%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.122 142.4)
LABlab(54.56% -32.82 30.22)
LCHlch(54.56% 44.62 137.36)

What #50914B 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 #50914B, 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.

#50914B Channel Values

How #50914B 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 145 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 32% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 48% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50914B 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50914B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50914B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50914B; 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 #50914B

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 #50914B.

How #50914B 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#50914B
Protanopia#89894B
Protanomaly#768C4B
Deuteranopia#80804E
Deuteranomaly#70874D
Tritanopia#5C8B8B
Tritanomaly#588D76
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50914B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50914b: #50914B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50914B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50914b': '#50914B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.569, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_50914b">#50914B</color>
SVG fillfill="#50914B"

More Green Colors

#50914B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#50914B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50914B?

#50914B is a mid-tone green — rgb(80, 145, 75) in RGB and hsl(116, 32%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #50914B?

#50914B is rgb(80, 145, 75) — red 80, green 145, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50914B?

#50914B converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50914B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50914B scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50914B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50914B 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 12.17, which is visibly different.

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