What color is #50A082?

#50A082 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50A082?

The RGB value is 80, 160, 130: 80 red, 160 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50A082?

The complementary color is #A0506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50A082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50A082 color

#50A082 rgb(80, 160, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #50A082 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 62.7% green and 51% blue (80, 160, 130).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#50A082 color codes

HEX	`#50A082`
RGB	`rgb(80, 160, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 62.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -31.95, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 32.98, 165.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.907, 28.457, 25.559)`
Decimal	`5283970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50A082, 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 #50A082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50A082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #50A082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50a082; }
.text { color: #50a082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50a082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 160 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50a082, #5096a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #50A082?: #50A082 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50A082?: The RGB value is 80, 160, 130: 80 red, 160 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50A082?: The complementary color is #A0506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50A082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.