What color is #50A092?

#50A092 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50A092?

The RGB value is 80, 160, 146: 80 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50A092?

The complementary color is #A0505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50A092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50A092 color

#50A092 rgb(80, 160, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50A092 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 62.7% green and 57.3% blue (80, 160, 146).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#50A092 color codes

HEX	`#50A092`
RGB	`rgb(80, 160, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 62.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -28.07, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 28.07, 180.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.065, 28.921, 31.661)`
Decimal	`5283986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50A092, 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 #50A092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50A092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #50A092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50a092; }
.text { color: #50a092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50a092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 160 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50a092, #5086a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #50A092?: #50A092 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50A092?: The RGB value is 80, 160, 146: 80 red, 160 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50A092?: The complementary color is #A0505E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50A092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.