Information about #506F6D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted cyan, #506F6D sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Odyssey (#4F6D69). Nearby in the Register you will also find Streetwise (#4F6971) and Cadet (#536872).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(80, 111, 109)), which gives #506F6D its character. If you plan to put text on a #506F6D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #506F6D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#506F6D color variations
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#506F6D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#506F6D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#506F6D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#506F6D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#506F6D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #506F6D color
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Nearest named colors to #506F6D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4F6D69
#4F6971
#536872
#4A766E
#4F666A
#516572
#4D646C
#547377
#4A646C
#496569
#536878
#59656D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#506F6D
- RGB80, 111, 109
- CMYK12, 0, 1, 56
- CSSrgb(80, 111, 109)
- HSL176°, 16%, 37%
- HSL Precise176.129°, 16.23%, 37.451%
- HSV176°, 28%, 44%
- HSB176°, 28%, 44%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.435, 0.427)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.435, 0.427, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.435, 0.427)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID506F6D
- DECIMAL ID5271405
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
