What color is #506763?

#506763 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506763?

The RGB value is 80, 103, 99: 80 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506763?

The complementary color is #675054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506763 color

#506763 rgb(80, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506763 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (80, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#506763 color codes

HEX	`#506763`
RGB	`rgb(80, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -9.48, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 9.49, 183.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.41, 12.306, 13.629)`
Decimal	`5269347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506763, 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 #506763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #506763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506763; }
.text { color: #506763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506763, #505f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #506763?: #506763 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506763?: The RGB value is 80, 103, 99: 80 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506763?: The complementary color is #675054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.