What color is #50D0BC?

#50D0BC is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50D0BC?

The RGB value is 80, 208, 188: 80 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50D0BC?

The complementary color is #D05064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50D0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50D0BC color

#50D0BC rgb(80, 208, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #50D0BC is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 81.6% green and 73.7% blue (80, 208, 188).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 58% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Peppy Peacock (#55CCBB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#50D0BC color codes

HEX	`#50D0BC`
RGB	`rgb(80, 208, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 81.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 58%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 62%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, -39.86, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 39.86, 180.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.937, 50.444, 55.463)`
Decimal	`5296316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50D0BC, 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 #50D0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#50D0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #50D0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50d0bc; }
.text { color: #50d0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50d0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 208 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50d0bc, #50a4d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50D0BC?: #50D0BC is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50D0BC?: The RGB value is 80, 208, 188: 80 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50D0BC?: The complementary color is #D05064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50D0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.