What color is #50CBB1?

#50CBB1 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 #50CBB1?

The RGB value is 80, 203, 177: 80 red, 203 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50CBB1?

The complementary color is #CB506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50CBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50CBB1 color

#50CBB1 rgb(80, 203, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50CBB1 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 79.6% green and 69.4% blue (80, 203, 177).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 54% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cockatoo (#58C8B6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#50CBB1 color codes

HEX	`#50CBB1`
RGB	`rgb(80, 203, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 79.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 54%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 61%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, -40.38, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 40.48, 176)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.596, 47.588, 49.054)`
Decimal	`5295025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50CBB1, 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 #50CBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50CBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #50CBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50cbb1; }
.text { color: #50cbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50cbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 203 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50cbb1, #50a8cb); }

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Questions

What color is #50CBB1?: #50CBB1 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 #50CBB1?: The RGB value is 80, 203, 177: 80 red, 203 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50CBB1?: The complementary color is #CB506A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50CBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.