What color is #506A6C?

#506A6C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506A6C?

The RGB value is 80, 106, 108: 80 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506A6C?

The complementary color is #6C5250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506A6C color

#506A6C rgb(80, 106, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506A6C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.6% green and 42.4% blue (80, 106, 108).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#506A6C color codes

HEX	`#506A6C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 106, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, -9.01, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 9.96, 205.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.168, 13.096, 16.124)`
Decimal	`5270124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506A6C, 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 #506A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #506A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506a6c; }
.text { color: #506a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 106 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506a6c, #505c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #506A6C?: #506A6C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506A6C?: The RGB value is 80, 106, 108: 80 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506A6C?: The complementary color is #6C5250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.