What color is #506B71?

#506B71 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506B71?

The RGB value is 80, 107, 113: 80 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506B71?

The complementary color is #715650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506B71 color

#506B71 rgb(80, 107, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506B71 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (80, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#506B71 color codes

HEX	`#506B71`
RGB	`rgb(80, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, -8.32, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 10.6, 218.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.546, 13.413, 17.6)`
Decimal	`5270385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506B71, 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 #506B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #506B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506b71; }
.text { color: #506b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506b71, #505b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #506B71?: #506B71 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506B71?: The RGB value is 80, 107, 113: 80 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506B71?: The complementary color is #715650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.