What color is #507F58?

#507F58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507F58?

The RGB value is 80, 127, 88: 80 red, 127 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507F58?

The complementary color is #7F5077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507F58?

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.

#507F58 color

#507F58 rgb(80, 127, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #507F58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.8% green and 34.5% blue (80, 127, 88).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#507F58 color codes

HEX	`#507F58`
RGB	`rgb(80, 127, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -24.8, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 29.67, 146.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.658, 17.588, 11.958)`
Decimal	`5275480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507F58, 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 #507F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#507F58 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 #507F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507f58; }
.text { color: #507f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 127 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507f58, #507f6f); }

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Questions

What color is #507F58?: #507F58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507F58?: The RGB value is 80, 127, 88: 80 red, 127 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507F58?: The complementary color is #7F5077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507F58?: 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.