Information about #509C2A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #509C2A reads as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Kakapo (#5C9625). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Limeade (#5F9727) and Vida Loca (#5F9228).
In RGB terms — rgb(80, 156, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #509C2A: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. #509C2A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#509C2A color variations
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#509C2A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#509C2A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#509C2A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#509C2A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#509C2A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #509C2A color
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Nearest named colors to #509C2A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5C9625
#5F9727
#5F9228
#40A829
#5CAC2D
#5E8C31
#5B8930
#428929
#38A32A
#638B27
#4C9141
#50A743
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#509C2A
- RGB80, 156, 42
- CMYK30, 0, 45, 39
- CSSrgb(80, 156, 42)
- HSL100°, 58%, 39%
- HSL Precise100°, 57.576%, 38.824%
- HSV100°, 73%, 61%
- HSB100°, 73%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.612, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.612, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.612, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID509C2A
- DECIMAL ID5282858
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
