Emerald Color — #50C878 HEX Code
Emerald uses #50C878, or RGB(80, 200, 120), in this color catalog. Explore complementary colors, palettes and text contrast below.
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Colors adjacent on the wheel create a serene, comfortable palette. Ideal for nature-inspired designs and cohesive UI themes.
Emerald
#50C878
Emerald color reference
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Emerald is our vivid green reference, with some red and blue softening pure green. Gemstones and branded emerald shades do not have one universal screen value.
This descriptive name identifies our chosen sRGB swatch, not a CSS keyword or a universal material standard.
- HEX — exact
- #50C878
- RGB — exact 8-bit channels
- 80, 200, 120
- HSL — rounded
- 140°, 52%, 55%
What is the complementary color?
An HSL hue rotation of 180° gives #C851A0, keeping the rounded saturation and lightness values. This reference calculation rounds HSL before converting back to RGB. It is a digital harmony starting point, not a pigment-mixing rule or a guarantee of readable text.
Black or white text on Emerald?
AA requires at least 4.5:1 for normal text. Results use opaque colors and unrounded contrast values; a passing pair does not establish complete accessibility.
Use #50C878 in a real interface
Exact match in the Color Match reference list: Emerald. Reference names are browsing labels; not every name is a CSS keyword.
This value falls short for normal text on white. Try it as an accent surface with the tested label below, or use the contrast fixer for a darker text role.
A passing foreground/background check covers that pair only. Inspect focus, hover and meaningful boundaries against their actual neighbors.
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The lightest and darkest supplied values are the starting reading pair. The accent label adds black or white, whichever has greater contrast. You can change the accent below.
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Use this preview to inspect reading text and an accent label.
Example actionReading text #111827 on #50C878: 8.341:1 - Pass normal text AA.
Accent label #000000 on #50C878: 9.874:1.
Checks use unrounded ratios and opaque sRGB. The example action is a visual sample. Test boundaries, focus and hover in your actual component.
All color pairs: normal text AA
| Text / background | #50C878 | #111827 |
|---|---|---|
| #50C878 | 1.00:1 Fail | 8.34:1 Pass |
| #111827 | 8.34:1 Pass | 1.00:1 Fail |
:root {
--surface: #50C878;
--text: #111827;
--accent: #50C878;
--on-accent: #000000;
}Shades & Tints
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Accessibility
Text contrast on Emerald
Each sample uses this color as the background. Results describe opaque text contrast, not the accessibility of a whole design.
White text
A normal-size text example.
#FFFFFF on #50C878
WCAG: 2.127:1
Normal text: Fail. Large text: Fail.
APCA: -46.02 Lc (supplementary).
Inspect this pair and find a fixBlack text
A normal-size text example.
#000000 on #50C878
WCAG: 9.874:1
Normal text: AAA. Large text: AAA.
APCA: 62.56 Lc (supplementary).
Inspect this pair and find a fixAA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Large text is at least 24 CSS px, or about 18.67 CSS px and bold. Methods and limitations
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Normal Vision
Vision: Viénot 1999 + Machado 2009. Environment: approximate perceptual simulation.
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