What color is #507B6B?

#507B6B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507B6B?

The RGB value is 80, 123, 107: 80 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507B6B?

The complementary color is #7B5060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507B6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507B6B color

#507B6B rgb(80, 123, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #507B6B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (80, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#507B6B color codes

HEX	`#507B6B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, -18.71, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 19.14, 167.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.044, 16.932, 16.488)`
Decimal	`5274475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507B6B, 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 #507B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #507B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507b6b; }
.text { color: #507b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507b6b, #50757b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #507B6B?: #507B6B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507B6B?: The RGB value is 80, 123, 107: 80 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507B6B?: The complementary color is #7B5060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507B6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.