What color is #507E79?

#507E79 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 #507E79?

The RGB value is 80, 126, 121: 80 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507E79?

The complementary color is #7E5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507E79 color

#507E79 rgb(80, 126, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507E79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.4% green and 47.5% blue (80, 126, 121).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#507E79 color codes

HEX	`#507E79`
RGB	`rgb(80, 126, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, -16.92, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 17.07, 187.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.219, 18.007, 20.812)`
Decimal	`5275257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507E79, 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 #507E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #507E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507e79; }
.text { color: #507e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 126 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507e79, #506c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #507E79?: #507E79 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 #507E79?: The RGB value is 80, 126, 121: 80 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507E79?: The complementary color is #7E5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.