#509257

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Seagreen.

About #509257

At its core, #509257 is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Seagreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 146, 87).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow, and 43% black. The HSL representation is 126.4° hue, 29.2% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#509257
RGB80, 146, 87
HSL126.4°, 29.2%, 44.3%
CMYK45%, 0%, 40%, 43%
HSV126.4°, 45.2%, 57.3%
LAB55.0, -34.1, 24.9
XYZ15.3, 23.0, 12.6
Decimal5280343

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.76:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.59:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #509257; }
.text-color { color: #509257; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #509257; }

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