What color is #507D5D?

#507D5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507D5D?

The RGB value is 80, 125, 93: 80 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507D5D?

The complementary color is #7D5070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507D5D color

#507D5D rgb(80, 125, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #507D5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49% green and 36.5% blue (80, 125, 93).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#507D5D color codes

HEX	`#507D5D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 125, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, -22.8, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 26.08, 150.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.617, 17.162, 13.002)`
Decimal	`5274973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507D5D, 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 #507D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #507D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507d5d; }
.text { color: #507d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 125 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507d5d, #507d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #507D5D?: #507D5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507D5D?: The RGB value is 80, 125, 93: 80 red, 125 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507D5D?: The complementary color is #7D5070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.