What color is #508282?

#508282 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #508282?

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

What is the complementary color of #508282?

The complementary color is #825050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508282 color

#508282 rgb(80, 130, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #508282 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#508282 color codes

HEX	`#508282`
RGB	`rgb(80, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -16.76, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 17.58, 197.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.319, 19.281, 24.029)`
Decimal	`5276290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508282, 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 #508282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #508282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508282; }
.text { color: #508282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508282, #506982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #508282?: #508282 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #508282?: The RGB value is 80, 130, 130: 80 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508282?: The complementary color is #825050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.