What color is #507E66?

#507E66 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 #507E66?

The RGB value is 80, 126, 102: 80 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507E66?

The complementary color is #7E5068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507E66 color

#507E66 rgb(80, 126, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #507E66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.4% green and 40% blue (80, 126, 102).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#507E66 color codes

HEX	`#507E66`
RGB	`rgb(80, 126, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -21.42, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 22.91, 159.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.167, 17.586, 15.268)`
Decimal	`5275238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507E66, 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 #507E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #507E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507e66; }
.text { color: #507e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 126 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507e66, #507e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #507E66?: #507E66 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 #507E66?: The RGB value is 80, 126, 102: 80 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507E66?: The complementary color is #7E5068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.