What color is #50C8B4?

#50C8B4 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50C8B4?

The RGB value is 80, 200, 180: 80 red, 200 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50C8B4?

The complementary color is #C85064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50C8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50C8B4 color

#50C8B4 rgb(80, 200, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50C8B4 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 78.4% green and 70.6% blue (80, 200, 180).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 52% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cockatoo (#58C8B6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#50C8B4 color codes

HEX	`#50C8B4`
RGB	`rgb(80, 200, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 78.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 52%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 60%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -38.28, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 38.28, 179.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.197, 46.306, 50.412)`
Decimal	`5294260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50C8B4, 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 #50C8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50C8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #50C8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50c8b4; }
.text { color: #50c8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50c8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 200 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50c8b4, #50a0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #50C8B4?: #50C8B4 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50C8B4?: The RGB value is 80, 200, 180: 80 red, 200 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50C8B4?: The complementary color is #C85064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50C8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.