What color is #508279?

#508279 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 #508279?

The RGB value is 80, 130, 121: 80 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508279?

The complementary color is #825059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508279 color

#508279 rgb(80, 130, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #508279 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (80, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#508279 color codes

HEX	`#508279`
RGB	`rgb(80, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, -19.06, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 19.07, 181.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.741, 19.05, 20.986)`
Decimal	`5276281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508279, 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 #508279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #508279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508279; }
.text { color: #508279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508279, #507282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #508279?: #508279 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 #508279?: The RGB value is 80, 130, 121: 80 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508279?: The complementary color is #825059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.