What color is #507C60?

#507C60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507C60?

The RGB value is 80, 124, 96: 80 red, 124 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507C60?

The complementary color is #7C506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507C60 color

#507C60 rgb(80, 124, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #507C60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.6% green and 37.6% blue (80, 124, 96).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#507C60 color codes

HEX	`#507C60`
RGB	`rgb(80, 124, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -21.67, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 24.1, 154.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.626, 16.965, 13.673)`
Decimal	`5274720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507C60, 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 #507C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #507C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507c60; }
.text { color: #507c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 124 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507c60, #507c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507C60?: #507C60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507C60?: The RGB value is 80, 124, 96: 80 red, 124 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507C60?: The complementary color is #7C506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.