What color is #50747B?

#50747B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50747B?

The RGB value is 80, 116, 123: 80 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50747B?

The complementary color is #7B5750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50747B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50747B color

#50747B rgb(80, 116, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50747B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (80, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#50747B color codes

HEX	`#50747B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.48, -10.85, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.48, 13.45, 216.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.128, 15.626, 21.059)`
Decimal	`5272699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50747B, 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 #50747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #50747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50747b; }
.text { color: #50747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50747b, #505e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #50747B?: #50747B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50747B?: The RGB value is 80, 116, 123: 80 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50747B?: The complementary color is #7B5750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50747B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.