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#50915D Color

#50915D is rgb(80, 145, 93) in RGB, hsl(132, 29%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green (#4D8C57), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50915D
HEX#50915D
RGBrgb(80, 145, 93)
HSLhsl(132, 29%, 44%)
HSVhsv(132, 45%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.104 149)
LABlab(54.81% -30.64 20.93)
LCHlch(54.81% 37.10 145.67)

What #50915D 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 #50915D, 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.

#50915D Channel Values

How #50915D 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 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 29% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 45% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50915D 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50915D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50915D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50915D; 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 #50915D

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 #50915D.

How #50915D 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#50915D
Protanopia#89895D
Protanomaly#768C5D
Deuteranopia#80805F
Deuteranomaly#70875E
Tritanopia#5A8C8C
Tritanomaly#568E7C
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50915D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50915d: #50915D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50915D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50915d': '#50915D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.569, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_50915d">#50915D</color>
SVG fillfill="#50915D"

More Green Colors

#50915D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#50915D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50915D?

#50915D is a mid-tone green — rgb(80, 145, 93) in RGB and hsl(132, 29%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green (#4D8C57), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #50915D?

#50915D is rgb(80, 145, 93) — red 80, green 145, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50915D?

#50915D converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50915D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50915D scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50915D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50915D 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 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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