What color is #506665?

#506665 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506665?

The RGB value is 80, 102, 101: 80 red, 102 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506665?

The complementary color is #665051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506665 color

#506665 rgb(80, 102, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506665 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40% green and 39.6% blue (80, 102, 101).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#506665 color codes

HEX	`#506665`
RGB	`rgb(80, 102, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, -8.42, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 8.69, 194.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.408, 12.147, 14.106)`
Decimal	`5269093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506665, 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 #506665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #506665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506665; }
.text { color: #506665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 102 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506665, #505c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #506665?: #506665 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506665?: The RGB value is 80, 102, 101: 80 red, 102 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506665?: The complementary color is #665051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.