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#50E285 Color

#50E285 is rgb(80, 226, 133) in RGB, hsl(142, 72%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50E285
HEX#50E285
RGBrgb(80, 226, 133)
HSLhsl(142, 72%, 60%)
HSVhsv(142, 65%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.181 151.9)
LABlab(80.59% -55.81 33.57)
LCHlch(80.59% 65.13 148.98)

What #50E285 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 #50E285, 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.

#50E285 Channel Values

How #50E285 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 72% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 65% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50E285 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #50E285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50E285; 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 #50E285

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50E285.

How #50E285 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#50E285
Protanopia#D2D286
Protanomaly#ADD985
Deuteranopia#C1C18A
Deuteranomaly#A0CF88
Tritanopia#6BD9D9
Tritanomaly#61DDBD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50E285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50e285: #50E285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50E285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50e285': '#50E285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.886, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_50e285">#50E285</color>
SVG fillfill="#50E285"

More Green Colors

#50E285 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#50E285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50E285?

#50E285 is a light green — rgb(80, 226, 133) in RGB and hsl(142, 72%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #50E285?

#50E285 is rgb(80, 226, 133) — red 80, green 226, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50E285?

#50E285 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50E285 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50E285 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50E285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50E285 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 13.73, which is visibly different.

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