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#50E7ED Color

#50E7ED is rgb(80, 231, 237) in RGB, hsl(182, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50E7ED
HEX#50E7ED
RGBrgb(80, 231, 237)
HSLhsl(182, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(182, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.125 198.9)
LABlab(84.07% -39.56 -15.29)
LCHlch(84.07% 42.41 201.13)

What #50E7ED 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 #50E7ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 7.93Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.35Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.67Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.84Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 10.77Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 11.32

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

#50E7ED Channel Values

How #50E7ED 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 231 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50E7ED 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50E7ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50E7ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50E7ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#50E7ED
Complementary
#ED5550
Analogous
#50EDA3
Analogous
#5099ED
Triadic
#ED50E7
Triadic
#E7ED50
Split comp.
#ED5099
Split comp.
#EDA350

Tints & Shades of #50E7ED

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

#67EAEF
#7EEEF1
#95F1F4
#B1F4F7
#C8F8F9
#DFFBFC

Shades

#2BE2E9
#16CAD0
#12A6AB
#0E8286
#0A5E61
#063637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50E7ED.

How #50E7ED 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#50E7ED
Protanopia#D7D7ED
Protanomaly#B1DDED
Deuteranopia#C5C5EF
Deuteranomaly#A4D4EE
Tritanopia#4DE8E8
Tritanomaly#4EE7EA
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50E7ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50e7ed: #50E7ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50E7ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50e7ed': '#50E7ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.906, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_50e7ed">#50E7ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#50E7ED"

More Teal Colors

#50E7ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#50E7ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50E7ED?

#50E7ED is a light teal — rgb(80, 231, 237) in RGB and hsl(182, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #50E7ED?

#50E7ED is rgb(80, 231, 237) — red 80, green 231, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50E7ED?

#50E7ED converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50E7ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50E7ED scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50E7ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50E7ED 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 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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