What color is #507860?

#507860 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507860?

The RGB value is 80, 120, 96: 80 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507860?

The complementary color is #785068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507860?

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.

#507860 color

#507860 rgb(80, 120, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #507860 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 47.1% green and 37.6% blue (80, 120, 96).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

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

#507860 color codes

HEX	`#507860`
RGB	`rgb(80, 120, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 47.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.95, -19.57, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.95, 21.45, 155.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.135, 15.982, 13.51)`
Decimal	`5273696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507860, 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 #507860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507860 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 #507860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507860; }
.text { color: #507860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 120 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507860, #507874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507860?: #507860 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507860?: The RGB value is 80, 120, 96: 80 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507860?: The complementary color is #785068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507860?: 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.