What color is #50687B?

#50687B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50687B?

The RGB value is 80, 104, 123: 80 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50687B?

The complementary color is #7B6350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50687B color

#50687B rgb(80, 104, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50687B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (80, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#50687B color codes

HEX	`#50687B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, -3.86, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 14, 254)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.833, 13.036, 20.628)`
Decimal	`5269627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50687B, 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 #50687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #50687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50687b; }
.text { color: #50687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50687b, #50537b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #50687B?: #50687B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50687B?: The RGB value is 80, 104, 123: 80 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50687B?: The complementary color is #7B6350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.