#508E35

Closest named color: Fern Green (#548D44). oklch(58.5% 0.139 137.4), rgb(80, 142, 53).

Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).

About this color

#508E35 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.139 and its hue 137°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Fern Green (#548D44), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.139)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Fern Green (#548D44)
Black text	5.26:1
White text	3.99:1

Values

HEX	#508E35
RGB	rgb(80, 142, 53)
HSL	hsl(102, 46%, 38%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.139 137.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #508E35	3.99:1	AA large text	Lc -72.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #508E35	5.26:1	AA	Lc 37.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#508E35 text on white	3.99:1	AA large text	Lc 67.0	Content text, not long reading
#508E35 text on black	5.26:1	AA	Lc -34.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
Step 100
100

#E4EDE1

oklch(93.6% 0.019 137.8)
Step 200
200

#CFDFC9

oklch(88.6% 0.034 137.1)
Step 300
300

#AECBA3

oklch(81% 0.063 137.1)
Step 400
400

#82AF71

oklch(70.6% 0.1 137.4)
Step 500
500

#629B4B

oklch(63.1% 0.127 137.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#508E35

oklch(58.5% 0.139 137.4)
Step 700
700

#39711E

oklch(49.2% 0.129 137.4)
Step 800
800

#2F5C1B

oklch(42.7% 0.107 137.5)
Step 900
900

#2A4B1D

oklch(37.5% 0.082 137.7)
Step 950
950

#192C12

oklch(26.9% 0.052 137.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#508E35 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#93832B	0.090
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A7D3C	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4D897B	0.097
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7F7F7F	0.139