#508B8B Color

#508B8B is rgb(80, 139, 139) in RGB and hsl(180, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#508B8B

HEX#508B8B

RGBrgb(80, 139, 139)

HSLhsl(180, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(180, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.062 195.6)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #508B8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #508B8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#508B8B Complementary#8B5050 Analogous#508B6E Analogous#506E8B Triadic#8B508B Triadic#8B8B50

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #508B8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60A4A4 #7AB3B3 #94C2C2 #ABCFCF #C5DDDD #DFECEC

Shades

#457878 #3C6868 #305454 #274444 #1C3131 #132020

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