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#508680 Color

#508680 is rgb(80, 134, 128) in RGB, hsl(173, 25%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#508680
HEX#508680
RGBrgb(80, 134, 128)
HSLhsl(173, 25%, 42%)
HSVhsv(173, 40%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.058 186.7)
LABlab(52.04% -19.87 -2.72)
LCHlch(52.04% 20.06 187.80)

What #508680 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #508680, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#508680 Channel Values

How #508680 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 134 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 25% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 40% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #508680 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #508680

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #508680; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #508680

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #508680.

How #508680 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#508680
Protanopia#7F7F80
Protanomaly#6F8280
Deuteranopia#777781
Deuteranomaly#6A7E81
Tritanopia#518585
Tritanomaly#518683
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #508680 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-508680: #508680;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #508680;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-508680': '#508680' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.525, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_508680">#508680</color>
SVG fillfill="#508680"

More Teal Colors

#508680 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#508680 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #508680?

#508680 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(80, 134, 128) in RGB and hsl(173, 25%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #508680?

#508680 is rgb(80, 134, 128) — red 80, green 134, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #508680?

#508680 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #508680 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #508680 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #508680 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #508680 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.28, which is visibly different.

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