What color is #507E62?

#507E62 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 #507E62?

The RGB value is 80, 126, 98: 80 red, 126 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507E62?

The complementary color is #7E506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507E62 color

#507E62 rgb(80, 126, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #507E62 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.4% green and 38.4% blue (80, 126, 98).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#507E62 color codes

HEX	`#507E62`
RGB	`rgb(80, 126, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.89, -22.28, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.89, 24.57, 155.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.973, 17.508, 14.249)`
Decimal	`5275234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507E62, 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 #507E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #507E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507e62; }
.text { color: #507e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 126 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507e62, #507e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #507E62?: #507E62 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 #507E62?: The RGB value is 80, 126, 98: 80 red, 126 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507E62?: The complementary color is #7E506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.