What color is #507C7D?

#507C7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507C7D?

The RGB value is 80, 124, 125: 80 red, 124 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507C7D?

The complementary color is #7D5150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507C7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507C7D color

#507C7D rgb(80, 124, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507C7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.6% green and 49% blue (80, 124, 125).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#507C7D color codes

HEX	`#507C7D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 124, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -14.8, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 15.74, 199.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.216, 17.601, 22.046)`
Decimal	`5274749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507C7D, 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 #507C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #507C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507c7d; }
.text { color: #507c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 124 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507c7d, #50667d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #507C7D?: #507C7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507C7D?: The RGB value is 80, 124, 125: 80 red, 124 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507C7D?: The complementary color is #7D5150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507C7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.