What color is #50A29D?

#50A29D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50A29D?

The RGB value is 80, 162, 157: 80 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50A29D?

The complementary color is #A25055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50A29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50A29D color

#50A29D rgb(80, 162, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50A29D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 63.5% green and 61.6% blue (80, 162, 157).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#50A29D color codes

HEX	`#50A29D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 162, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 63.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -26.2, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 26.69, 190.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.312, 29.978, 36.502)`
Decimal	`5284509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50A29D, 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 #50A29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50A29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #50A29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50a29d; }
.text { color: #50a29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50a29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 162 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50a29d, #507ea2); }

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Questions

What color is #50A29D?: #50A29D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50A29D?: The RGB value is 80, 162, 157: 80 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50A29D?: The complementary color is #A25055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50A29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.