What color is #506274?

#506274 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506274?

The RGB value is 80, 98, 116: 80 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506274?

The complementary color is #746250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506274 color

#506274 rgb(80, 98, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506274 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38.4% green and 45.5% blue (80, 98, 116).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#506274 color codes

HEX	`#506274`
RGB	`rgb(80, 98, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, -2.18, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 12.55, 260.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.827, 11.701, 18.208)`
Decimal	`5268084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506274, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #506274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #506274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506274; }
.text { color: #506274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 98 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506274, #505074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #506274?: #506274 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506274?: The RGB value is 80, 98, 116: 80 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506274?: The complementary color is #746250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.