What color is #507E73?

#507E73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507E73?

The RGB value is 80, 126, 115: 80 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507E73?

The complementary color is #7E505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507E73 color

#507E73 rgb(80, 126, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507E73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.4% green and 45.1% blue (80, 126, 115).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#507E73 color codes

HEX	`#507E73`
RGB	`rgb(80, 126, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -18.41, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 18.44, 176.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.863, 17.864, 18.934)`
Decimal	`5275251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507E73, 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 #507E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #507E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507e73; }
.text { color: #507e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 126 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507e73, #50727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #507E73?: #507E73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507E73?: The RGB value is 80, 126, 115: 80 red, 126 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507E73?: The complementary color is #7E505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.