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Recognised as Colour

#50E4E4

  • #50E4E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#50E4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 80, 228, 228 and HSL 180°, 73%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#50E4E4#50E4E4
HEX#50E4E4
RGBrgb(80, 228, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.8941, 0.8941
RGB percentages31.4%, 89.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(180, 73.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 64.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK64.9%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,301,476
CSS custom property--colour: #50E4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#AF1B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D9E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00EBE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.5Turquoise · ΔE 9.7Aqua · ΔE 12.8Cyan · ΔE 12.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E45050
Analogous#50E49A, #509AE4
Triadic#E450E4, #E4E450
Split complementary#E4509A, #E49A50
Tetradic#9A50E4, #E45050, #9AE450

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F8F8
Lighter +20%#A8F2F2
Lighter +10%#7CEBEB
Darker −10%#24DDDD
Darker −20%#1CB2B2
Darker −30%#158686
Darker −40%#0E5A5A
More saturated +25%#37FDFD
Less saturated −25%#69CBCB

Channel breakdown

R80
G228
B228
Red80 (31.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)73.27%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 50 · G E4 · B E4

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