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Recognised as Colour

#50AE8A

  • #50AE8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#50AE8A is a cyan with RGB values 80, 174, 138 and HSL 157°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#50AE8A#50AE8A
HEX#50AE8A
RGBrgb(80, 174, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6824, 0.5412
RGB percentages31.4%, 68.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(157, 37%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157, 54%, 68.2%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 20.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,287,562
CSS custom property--colour: #50AE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#AF5175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D998Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2AAEA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.2Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7Sea green · ΔE 16.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE5074
Analogous#50AE5B, #50A3AE
Triadic#8A50AE, #AE8A50
Split complementary#AE50A3, #AE5B50
Tetradic#5B50AE, #AE5074, #A3AE50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBEFE7
Lighter +30%#B8DFD0
Lighter +20%#96CEB9
Lighter +10%#73BEA1
Darker −10%#408B6E
Darker −20%#306853
Darker −30%#204537
Darker −40%#10221B
More saturated +25%#30CE91
Less saturated −25%#708E83

Channel breakdown

R80
G174
B138
Red80 (31.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue157.02°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 50 · G AE · B 8A

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