What color is #507C79?

#507C79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507C79?

The RGB value is 80, 124, 121: 80 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507C79?

The complementary color is #7C5053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507C79 color

#507C79 rgb(80, 124, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507C79 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (80, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#507C79 color codes

HEX	`#507C79`
RGB	`rgb(80, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, -15.83, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 16.15, 191.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.966, 17.5, 20.727)`
Decimal	`5274745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507C79, 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 #507C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #507C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507c79; }
.text { color: #507c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507c79, #50697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #507C79?: #507C79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507C79?: The RGB value is 80, 124, 121: 80 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507C79?: The complementary color is #7C5053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.