#50AF50

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #50AF50

The hex code #50AF50 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Forestgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 175 green, and 80 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 37.3% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50AF50
RGB80, 175, 80
HSL120.0°, 37.3%, 50.0%
CMYK54%, 0%, 54%, 31%
HSV120.0°, 54.3%, 68.6%
LAB64.1, -47.5, 39.9
XYZ20.1, 32.9, 12.9
Decimal5287760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.59:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50AF50; }
.text-color { color: #50AF50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50AF50; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
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