What color is #50929A?

#50929A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50929A?

The RGB value is 80, 146, 154: 80 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50929A?

The complementary color is #9A5850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50929A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50929A color

#50929A rgb(80, 146, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50929A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 57.3% green and 60.4% blue (80, 146, 154).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#50929A color codes

HEX	`#50929A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 146, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 57.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.68, -18.79, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.68, 21.65, 209.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.418, 24.595, 34.29)`
Decimal	`5280410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50929A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #50929A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50929A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #50929A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50929a; }
.text { color: #50929a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50929a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 146 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50929a, #506d9a); }

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Questions

What color is #50929A?: #50929A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50929A?: The RGB value is 80, 146, 154: 80 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50929A?: The complementary color is #9A5850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50929A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.