What color is #507166?

#507166 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507166?

The RGB value is 80, 113, 102: 80 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507166?

The complementary color is #71505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507166 color

#507166 rgb(80, 113, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #507166 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 44.3% green and 40% blue (80, 113, 102).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#507166 color codes

HEX	`#507166`
RGB	`rgb(80, 113, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 44.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.91, -14.43, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.91, 14.61, 170.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.611, 14.475, 14.75)`
Decimal	`5271910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507166, 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 #507166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #507166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507166; }
.text { color: #507166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 113 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507166, #506c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #507166?: #507166 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507166?: The RGB value is 80, 113, 102: 80 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507166?: The complementary color is #71505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.