Information about #508B55 color

#508B55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#508B55 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 139, 85) — 31.4% red, 54.5% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 0 / 21 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned leafy green, #508B55 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Middle Green (#4D8C57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Forest Green (#4F9153) and Dark Sage (#598556).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 139, 85) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #508B55: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #508B55 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#508B55 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#508B55 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #508B55

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Patina color link
Patina

#407A52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#508B55
  • RGB80, 139, 85
  • CMYK23, 0, 21, 45
  • CSSrgb(80, 139, 85)
  • HSL125°, 27%, 43%
  • HSL Precise125.085°, 26.941%, 42.941%
  • HSV125°, 42%, 55%
  • HSB125°, 42%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.545, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.545, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.545, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID508B55
  • DECIMAL ID5278549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01