What color is #508A80?

#508A80 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 #508A80?

The RGB value is 80, 138, 128: 80 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508A80?

The complementary color is #8A505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508A80 color

#508A80 rgb(80, 138, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #508A80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 54.1% green and 50.2% blue (80, 138, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#508A80 color codes

HEX	`#508A80`
RGB	`rgb(80, 138, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 54.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -21.51, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 21.52, 181.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.292, 21.44, 23.698)`
Decimal	`5278336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508A80, 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 #508A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #508A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508a80; }
.text { color: #508a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 138 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508a80, #50778a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #508A80?: #508A80 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 #508A80?: The RGB value is 80, 138, 128: 80 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508A80?: The complementary color is #8A505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.