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#50E277 Color

#50E277 is rgb(80, 226, 119) in RGB, hsl(136, 72%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 47%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50E277
HEX#50E277
RGBrgb(80, 226, 119)
HSLhsl(136, 72%, 60%)
HSVhsv(136, 65%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 47%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.193 148.8)
LABlab(80.42% -57.48 40.16)
LCHlch(80.42% 70.12 145.06)

What #50E277 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 #50E277, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.74Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.37Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.05Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 14.95Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.83Emerald#50C878ΔE 16

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

#50E277 Channel Values

How #50E277 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 226 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 72% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 65% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50E277 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50E277 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50E277

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50E277; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#50E277
Complementary
#E250BB
Analogous
#72E250
Analogous
#50E2C0
Triadic
#7750E2
Triadic
#E27750
Split comp.
#C050E2
Split comp.
#E25072

Tints & Shades of #50E277

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

#65E688
#80EA9C
#96EEAD
#B0F2C2
#C6F6D3
#E0FAE7

Shades

#2CDD5B
#1FC14B
#1A9E3D
#147B2F
#0E5822
#093514

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50E277.

How #50E277 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#50E277
Protanopia#D2D278
Protanomaly#ADD978
Deuteranopia#C1C17D
Deuteranomaly#A0CF7A
Tritanopia#6DD8D8
Tritanomaly#63DCB9
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50E277 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50e277: #50E277;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50E277;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50e277': '#50E277' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.886, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_50e277">#50E277</color>
SVG fillfill="#50E277"

More Green Colors

#50E277 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#50E277 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50E277?

#50E277 is a light green — rgb(80, 226, 119) in RGB and hsl(136, 72%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #50E277?

#50E277 is rgb(80, 226, 119) — red 80, green 226, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50E277?

#50E277 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 47%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50E277 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50E277 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50E277 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50E277 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.95, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.