Information about #50AE1E color

#50AE1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#50AE1E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 174, 30) — 31.4% red, 68.2% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 0 / 56 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #50AE1E reads as a vivid, lively chartreuse and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Kelly Green (#4CBB17). Slightly further away sit Grass (#5CAC2D) and TD Ameritrade (#40A829).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 174, 30) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #50AE1E: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #50AE1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#50AE1E color variations

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#50AE1E 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 #50AE1E

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

Kelly Green color link
Kelly Green

#4CBB17

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Green Apple color link
Green Apple

#4CC417

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Vine Green color link
Vine Green

#38A32A

Leaf Green color link
Leaf Green

#5CA904

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Leafy Green color link
Leafy Green

#51B73B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50AE1E
  • RGB80, 174, 30
  • CMYK37, 0, 56, 32
  • CSSrgb(80, 174, 30)
  • HSL99°, 71%, 40%
  • HSL Precise99.167°, 70.588%, 40%
  • HSV99°, 83%, 68%
  • HSB99°, 83%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.682, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.682, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.682, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID50AE1E
  • DECIMAL ID5287454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01