What color is #507D85?

#507D85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507D85?

The RGB value is 80, 125, 133: 80 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507D85?

The complementary color is #855850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507D85 color

#507D85 rgb(80, 125, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507D85 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49% green and 52.2% blue (80, 125, 133).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#507D85 color codes

HEX	`#507D85`
RGB	`rgb(80, 125, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 6%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, -13.21, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 16.11, 214.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.874, 18.065, 24.889)`
Decimal	`5275013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507D85, 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 #507D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #507D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507d85; }
.text { color: #507d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 125 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507d85, #506285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #507D85?: #507D85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507D85?: The RGB value is 80, 125, 133: 80 red, 125 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507D85?: The complementary color is #855850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.