What color is #506D79?

#506D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506D79?

The RGB value is 80, 109, 121: 80 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506D79?

The complementary color is #795C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506D79 color

#506D79 rgb(80, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #506D79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (80, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#506D79 color codes

HEX	`#506D79`
RGB	`rgb(80, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, -7.36, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 12.47, 233.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.227, 14.023, 20.148)`
Decimal	`5270905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506D79, 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 #506D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #506D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506d79; }
.text { color: #506d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506d79, #505979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #506D79?: #506D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506D79?: The RGB value is 80, 109, 121: 80 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506D79?: The complementary color is #795C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.