What color is #507160?

#507160 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507160?

The RGB value is 80, 113, 96: 80 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507160?

The complementary color is #715061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507160 color

#507160 rgb(80, 113, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #507160 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 44.3% green and 37.6% blue (80, 113, 96).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#507160 color codes

HEX	`#507160`
RGB	`rgb(80, 113, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 44.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, -15.8, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 16.78, 160.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.324, 14.36, 13.239)`
Decimal	`5271904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507160, 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 #507160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #507160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507160; }
.text { color: #507160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 113 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507160, #507171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #507160?: #507160 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507160?: The RGB value is 80, 113, 96: 80 red, 113 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507160?: The complementary color is #715061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.