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Recognised as Colour

#50BEC9

  • #50BEC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#50BEC9 is a cyan with RGB values 80, 190, 201 and HSL 185°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#50BEC9#50BEC9
HEX#50BEC9
RGBrgb(80, 190, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.7451, 0.7882
RGB percentages31.4%, 74.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(185.5, 52.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 60.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK60.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,291,721
CSS custom property--colour: #50BEC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#AF4136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B7CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C95B50
Analogous#50C998, #5081C9
Triadic#C950BE, #BEC950
Split complementary#C95081, #C99750
Tetradic#9850C9, #C95B50, #82C950

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF8F9
Lighter +30%#C5E9ED
Lighter +20%#9EDBE1
Lighter +10%#77CCD5
Darker −10%#36A5B0
Darker −20%#2A8089
Darker −30%#1E5C62
Darker −40%#12373B
More saturated +25%#33D5E6
Less saturated −25%#6DA7AC

Channel breakdown

R80
G190
B201
Red80 (31.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.84%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G BE · B C9

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