Powered rail

Since 1.13 or earlier

2 px horizontal plate at the bottom

Colour

Value
Mid (L* 54)
Hue
79°, chroma 21
Texture
Busy

Shapes of this material

No stairsUse exposed cut copper stairs (ΔE 8.0)
No slabUse exposed cut copper slab (ΔE 8.0)
No wallUse mud brick wall (ΔE 9.1)

Goes well with

One step darker

The next band down: shade under ledges and at the base.

Mud bricks7 darkerGranite5 darkerBricks6 darker
Frame

A log or polished stone that contrasts in value, one block in front of the fill.

Stripped dark oak log29 darkerMangrove log25 darkerJungle log24 darker
Accent

A colour for about a tenth of the build, at the focal point.

Oxidized cut copper5 lighterStripped crimson hyphae18 darker

Closest colours

RailΔE 11.6Detector railΔE 14.5Activator railΔE 14.7

States

24 combinations
powered true, false
Redstone state. Visual only for doors, trapdoors and fence gates (no shape change); keep false.
shape north_south, east_west, ascending_east, ascending_west, ascending_north, ascending_south
Stair corner shape or rail course; see the type-specific meaning.
waterlogged true, false
true puts a water source inside the block (water renders around it). Always false for dry builds.