What color is #50716A?

#50716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50716A?

The RGB value is 80, 113, 106: 80 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50716A?

The complementary color is #715057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50716A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50716A color

#50716A rgb(80, 113, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50716A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (80, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#50716A color codes

HEX	`#50716A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, -13.49, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 13.49, 179.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.814, 14.556, 15.82)`
Decimal	`5271914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50716A, 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 #50716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50716A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #50716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50716a; }
.text { color: #50716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50716a, #506871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #50716A?: #50716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50716A?: The RGB value is 80, 113, 106: 80 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50716A?: The complementary color is #715057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50716A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.