What color is #50959A?

#50959A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50959A?

The RGB value is 80, 149, 154: 80 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50959A?

The complementary color is #9A5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50959A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50959A color

#50959A rgb(80, 149, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50959A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 58.4% green and 60.4% blue (80, 149, 154).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#50959A color codes

HEX	`#50959A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 149, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 58.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -20.37, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 22.43, 204.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.886, 25.532, 34.446)`
Decimal	`5281178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50959A, 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 #50959A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50959A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #50959A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50959a; }
.text { color: #50959a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50959a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 149 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50959a, #50709a); }

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Questions

What color is #50959A?: #50959A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50959A?: The RGB value is 80, 149, 154: 80 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50959A?: The complementary color is #9A5550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50959A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.