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#50EAED Color

#50EAED is rgb(80, 234, 237) in RGB, hsl(181, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 1%, 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 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50EAED
HEX#50EAED
RGBrgb(80, 234, 237)
HSLhsl(181, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(181, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.127 196.9)
LABlab(84.95% -40.78 -13.99)
LCHlch(84.95% 43.11 198.94)

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

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 7.62Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.33Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 9.59Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.95Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 9.96Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 10.19

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

#50EAED Channel Values

How #50EAED 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 234 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50EAED 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #50EAED

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

Base
#50EAED
Complementary
#ED5250
Analogous
#50EDA1
Analogous
#509BED
Triadic
#ED50EA
Triadic
#EAED50
Split comp.
#ED509B
Split comp.
#EDA150

Tints & Shades of #50EAED

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

#67EDEF
#7EF0F1
#95F2F4
#B1F6F7
#C8F8F9
#DFFBFC

Shades

#2BE6E9
#16CDD0
#12A8AB
#0E8486
#0A5F61
#063737

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

How #50EAED 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#50EAED
Protanopia#D9D9ED
Protanomaly#B3E0ED
Deuteranopia#C8C8F0
Deuteranomaly#A5D6EF
Tritanopia#4EEAEA
Tritanomaly#4FEAEB
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

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Using #50EAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50eaed: #50EAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50EAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50eaed': '#50EAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.918, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_50eaed">#50EAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#50EAED"

More Teal Colors

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

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#50EAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50EAED?

#50EAED is a light teal — rgb(80, 234, 237) in RGB and hsl(181, 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 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #50EAED?

#50EAED is rgb(80, 234, 237) — red 80, green 234, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50EAED?

#50EAED converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 1%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50EAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50EAED scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #50EAED 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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