What color is #507C8C?

#507C8C is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507C8C?

The RGB value is 80, 124, 140: 80 red, 124 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507C8C?

The complementary color is #8C6050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507C8C color

#507C8C rgb(80, 124, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #507C8C is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.6% green and 54.9% blue (80, 124, 140).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#507C8C color codes

HEX	`#507C8C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 124, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.51, -10.7, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.51, 17.18, 231.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.248, 18.013, 27.479)`
Decimal	`5274764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507C8C, 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 #507C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #507C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507c8c; }
.text { color: #507c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 124 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507c8c, #505e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #507C8C?: #507C8C is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507C8C?: The RGB value is 80, 124, 140: 80 red, 124 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507C8C?: The complementary color is #8C6050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.