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#50CEBD Color

#50CEBD is rgb(80, 206, 189) in RGB, hsl(172, 56%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50CEBD
HEX#50CEBD
RGBrgb(80, 206, 189)
HSLhsl(172, 56%, 56%)
HSVhsv(172, 61%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.114 182.9)
LABlab(75.52% -39.37 -2.45)
LCHlch(75.52% 39.45 183.56)

What #50CEBD 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 #50CEBD, 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.

#50CEBD Channel Values

How #50CEBD 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 206 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 56% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 61% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50CEBD 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #50CEBD

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

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Tints & Shades of #50CEBD

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.

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Shades

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

How #50CEBD 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#50CEBD
Protanopia#C0C0BD
Protanomaly#9FC6BD
Deuteranopia#B1B1BF
Deuteranomaly#94BDBE
Tritanopia#56CCCC
Tritanomaly#54CDC6
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50CEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50cebd: #50CEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50CEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50cebd': '#50CEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.808, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_50cebd">#50CEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#50CEBD"

More Teal Colors

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

#50CEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50CEBD?

#50CEBD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(80, 206, 189) in RGB and hsl(172, 56%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #50CEBD?

#50CEBD is rgb(80, 206, 189) — red 80, green 206, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50CEBD?

#50CEBD converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50CEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50CEBD scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #50CEBD 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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