What color is #508A83?

#508A83 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 #508A83?

The RGB value is 80, 138, 131: 80 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #508A83?

The complementary color is #8A5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #508A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#508A83 color

#508A83 rgb(80, 138, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #508A83 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 54.1% green and 51.4% blue (80, 138, 131).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#508A83 color codes

HEX	`#508A83`
RGB	`rgb(80, 138, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 54.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, -20.75, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 20.87, 186.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.492, 21.52, 24.753)`
Decimal	`5278339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #508A83, 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 #508A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#508A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #508A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #508a83; }
.text { color: #508a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #508a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 138 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #508a83, #50748a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #508A83?: #508A83 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 #508A83?: The RGB value is 80, 138, 131: 80 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #508A83?: The complementary color is #8A5057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #508A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.