What color is #50A39B?

#50A39B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50A39B?

The RGB value is 80, 163, 155: 80 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50A39B?

The complementary color is #A35058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50A39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50A39B color

#50A39B rgb(80, 163, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50A39B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (80, 163, 155).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 34% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#50A39B color codes

HEX	`#50A39B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 163, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 63.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 34%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, -27.22, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 27.46, 187.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.319, 30.264, 35.669)`
Decimal	`5284763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50A39B, 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 #50A39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50A39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #50A39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50a39b; }
.text { color: #50a39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50a39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 163 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50a39b, #5082a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #50A39B?: #50A39B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50A39B?: The RGB value is 80, 163, 155: 80 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50A39B?: The complementary color is #A35058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50A39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.