Recognised as Colour
#508F7F
- #508F7F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#508F7F is a cyan with RGB values 80, 143, 127 and HSL 165°, 28%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#508F7F#508F7F
HEX#508F7F
RGBrgb(80, 143, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5608, 0.498
RGB percentages31.4%, 56.1%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(164.8, 28.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 44.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK44.1%, 0%, 11.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,279,615
CSS custom property--colour: #508F7F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#AF7080
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F5060
Analogous#508F60, #507F8F
Triadic#7F508F, #8F7F50
Split complementary#8F507F, #8F6050
Tetradic#60508F, #8F5060, #808F50
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G143
B127
Red80 (31.4%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue164.76°
Saturation (HSL)28.25%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8F · B 7F
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