What color is #507F8B?

#507F8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #507F8B?

The RGB value is 80, 127, 139: 80 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #507F8B?

The complementary color is #8B5C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#507F8B color

#507F8B rgb(80, 127, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #507F8B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 49.8% green and 54.5% blue (80, 127, 139).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#507F8B color codes

HEX	`#507F8B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 127, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 49.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -12.66, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 17.12, 222.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.556, 18.747, 27.22)`
Decimal	`5275531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #507F8B, 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 #507F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#507F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #507F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507f8b; }
.text { color: #507f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 127 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507f8b, #50618b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #507F8B?: #507F8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #507F8B?: The RGB value is 80, 127, 139: 80 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #507F8B?: The complementary color is #8B5C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.