What color is #50757A?

#50757A 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 #50757A?

The RGB value is 80, 117, 122: 80 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50757A?

The complementary color is #7A5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50757A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50757A color

#50757A rgb(80, 117, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50757A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (80, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#50757A color codes

HEX	`#50757A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, -11.68, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 13.59, 210.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.181, 15.832, 20.77)`
Decimal	`5272954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50757A, 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 #50757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #50757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50757a; }
.text { color: #50757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50757a, #50607a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #50757A?: #50757A 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 #50757A?: The RGB value is 80, 117, 122: 80 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50757A?: The complementary color is #7A5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50757A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.