GREEN

Emerald

#50C878

Conversions

HEX#50C878

RGBrgb(80, 200, 120)

HSLhsl(140, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(140, 60%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 22%)

Copy CSS

color: #50c878;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(80, 200, 120);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(140, 52%, 55%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.13 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.00 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Emerald

Emerald is the hex color #50C878, which translates to rgb(80, 200, 120) in RGB and hsl(140, 52%, 55%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 140 degrees, with a saturation of 52 percent and a lightness of 55 percent. That combination puts Emerald in the workable middle of the green family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Emerald compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371), a CIE76 distance of 9.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is emerald-500 (#00BC7D), at a distance of 11.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Medium Sea Green at 9.8. Sorted by lightness, Emerald is number 24 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Emerald

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Emerald, led by Ink black at 9.00:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Emerald already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Emerald. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.00:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.85:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Emerald

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Emerald for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Emerald

Format	Value
HEX	#50C878
RGB	rgb(80, 200, 120)
HSL	hsl(140, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(140, 60%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 22%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.51% 0.1577 151.54)
CIELAB	lab(72.47 -51.25 30.26)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.