What color is #50877C?

#50877C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50877C?

The RGB value is 80, 135, 124: 80 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50877C?

The complementary color is #87505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50877C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50877C color

#50877C rgb(80, 135, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50877C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 52.9% green and 48.6% blue (80, 135, 124).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#50877C color codes

HEX	`#50877C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 135, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 52.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, -20.95, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 20.95, 179.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.609, 20.488, 22.197)`
Decimal	`5277564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50877C, 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 #50877C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50877C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #50877C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50877c; }
.text { color: #50877c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50877c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 135 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50877c, #507787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #50877C?: #50877C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50877C?: The RGB value is 80, 135, 124: 80 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50877C?: The complementary color is #87505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50877C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.