What color is #507574?

#507574 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507574?

The RGB value is 80, 117, 116: 80 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507574?

The complementary color is #755051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507574?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507574 color

#507574 rgb(80, 117, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507574 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 45.9% green and 45.5% blue (80, 117, 116).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#507574 color codes

HEX	`#507574`
RGB	`rgb(80, 117, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 45.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, -13.24, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 13.73, 195.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.821, 15.688, 18.872)`
Decimal	`5272948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507574, 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 #507574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #507574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507574; }
.text { color: #507574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 117 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507574, #506475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #507574?: #507574 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507574?: The RGB value is 80, 117, 116: 80 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507574?: The complementary color is #755051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507574?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.