What color is #50AABB?

#50AABB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50AABB?

The RGB value is 80, 170, 187: 80 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50AABB?

The complementary color is #BB6150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50AABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50AABB color

#50AABB rgb(80, 170, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50AABB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 66.7% green and 73.3% blue (80, 170, 187).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 44% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Finnish Fiord (#5DB0BE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#50AABB color codes

HEX	`#50AABB`
RGB	`rgb(80, 170, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 66.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 44%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 57%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, -21.86, -16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 27.6, 217.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.649, 34.04, 52.17)`
Decimal	`5286587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50AABB, 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 #50AABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50AABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #50AABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50aabb; }
.text { color: #50aabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50aabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 170 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50aabb, #5074bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #50AABB?: #50AABB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50AABB?: The RGB value is 80, 170, 187: 80 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50AABB?: The complementary color is #BB6150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50AABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.