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#50CCDC Color

#50CCDC is rgb(80, 204, 220) in RGB, hsl(187, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 7%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50CCDC
HEX#50CCDC
RGBrgb(80, 204, 220)
HSLhsl(187, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(187, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 7%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.11 207.1)
LABlab(75.71% -31.97 -18.77)
LCHlch(75.71% 37.08 210.42)

What #50CCDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #50CCDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#50CCDC Channel Values

How #50CCDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 204 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50CCDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50CCDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50CCDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50CCDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #50CCDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50CCDC.

How #50CCDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#50CCDC
Protanopia#BEBEDC
Protanomaly#9EC4DC
Deuteranopia#AFAFDE
Deuteranomaly#93BCDD
Tritanopia#49CECE
Tritanomaly#4CCDD4
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50CCDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-50ccdc: #50CCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50CCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50ccdc': '#50CCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.800, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_50ccdc">#50CCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#50CCDC"

More Teal Colors

#50CCDC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#50CCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50CCDC?

#50CCDC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(80, 204, 220) in RGB and hsl(187, 67%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #50CCDC?

#50CCDC is rgb(80, 204, 220) — red 80, green 204, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50CCDC?

#50CCDC converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 7%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50CCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50CCDC scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50CCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50CCDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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