What color is #507D5F?

#507D5F 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 #507D5F?

The RGB value is 80, 125, 95: 80 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507D5F?

The complementary color is #7D506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507D5F color

#507D5F rgb(80, 125, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #507D5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49% green and 37.3% blue (80, 125, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#507D5F color codes

HEX	`#507D5F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 125, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, -22.39, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 25.2, 152.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.707, 17.198, 13.474)`
Decimal	`5274975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507D5F, 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 #507D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #507D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507d5f; }
.text { color: #507d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 125 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507d5f, #507d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507D5F?: #507D5F 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 #507D5F?: The RGB value is 80, 125, 95: 80 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507D5F?: The complementary color is #7D506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.