#506D62

Accessibility

5.67:1

Vs white / black

5.67:1 · 3.7:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#506d62

RGB

rgb(80, 109, 98)

RGBA

rgba(80, 109, 98, 1)

HSL

hsl(157, 15%, 37%)

HSLA

hsla(157, 15%, 37%, 1)

HSV

hsv(157, 27%, 43%)

LAB

lab(43.54% -13.13 2.72)

LCH

lch(43.54% 13.41 168.3)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5085 -0.0375 0.007)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5085 0.0381 169.43)

XYZ

xyz(10.98, 13.52, 13.58)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 0%, 10%, 57%)

CSS

color: #506d62;

CSS variable

--color-506d62: #506d62;

SCSS

$color-506d62: #506d62;

JavaScript

const color = "#506d62";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#506d62";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#506d62" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#506d62", "rgb": { "r": 80, "g": 109, "b": 98 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5085 0.0381 169.43)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#506d62-1: #506d62;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-700

Very different · ΔE 10.05 · #0F766E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 11.67 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

teal-800

Very different · ΔE 10.23 · #00695C

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 14.66 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7fbf2 100d8eee5 200c2dbd1 300a9c5ba 4008baa9e 500708e82 6005d776d 700495f57 800364841 90025332d 950111e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0f3f2 e2e7e5 d3dbd8 c5cecb b6c2be a8b6b1 99aaa3 8a9e96 7c9289 6d857c 5f796f 506d62 49645a 435b52 3c524a 354941 2f4039 283731 212d29 1b2421 141b19 0d1210 070908

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f3f2 e2e7e5 d3dbd8 c5cecb b6c2be a8b6b1 99aaa3 8a9e96 7c9289 6d857c 5f796f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

49645a 435b52 3c524a 354941 2f4039 283731 212d29 1b2421 141b19 0d1210 070908

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

546f65 587067 5c726a 60736c 64756f 687771 6c7874 707a76 747b79 787d7b 7c7e7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#506D62Stop 1 #6D505BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#506D53Stop 1 #506D62Stop 2 #50696DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#506D62Stop 1 #62506DStop 2 #6D6250Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#506D62Stop 1 #6D5069Stop 2 #6D5350Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B3B35Stop 1 #4C675CStop 2 #6C9384Stop 3 #98B3A9Stop 4 #C4D4CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #506d62 works

#506D62 (#506d62) sits in the teal family at about 157° hue, 15% saturation, and 37% lightness. Contrast is 5.67:1 on white and 3.7:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #506d62 is 3.7:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #3A7871#3A7871 Web Safe #336666#336666 Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Spectrum #286755#286755 Spectrum #2A6F6E#2A6F6E Spectrum #2E686B#2E686B Spectrum #25746C#25746C Spectrum #227768#227768 Spectrum #266E54#266E54 Spectrum #368172#368172 Spectrum #35795A#35795A Tailwind teal 700#0F766E