What color is #507677?

#507677 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 #507677?

The RGB value is 80, 118, 119: 80 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507677?

The complementary color is #775150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507677 color

#507677 rgb(80, 118, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507677 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 46.3% green and 46.7% blue (80, 118, 119).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#507677 color codes

HEX	`#507677`
RGB	`rgb(80, 118, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 46.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -13.03, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 13.9, 200.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.115, 15.994, 19.845)`
Decimal	`5273207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507677, 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 #507677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #507677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507677; }
.text { color: #507677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 118 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507677, #506377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #507677?: #507677 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 #507677?: The RGB value is 80, 118, 119: 80 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507677?: The complementary color is #775150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.