#50C8A8#50C8A8
#50C8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.118 H 172.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 60%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.44, -41.24, 6.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.44, 41.69, 171.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% -0.1166 0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.118 172.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0270, 45.8380, 44.2507) |
| Luminance | 0.4584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.48
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.72
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.76
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50C8A8 #C85070
analogous
#50C86C #50C8A8 #50ACC8
triadic
#50C8A8 #A850C8 #C8A850
tetradic
#50C8A8 #6C50C8 #C85070 #ACC850
square
#50C8A8 #6C50C8 #C85070 #ACC850
split-complementary
#50C8A8 #C850AC #C86C50
monochromatic
#267862 #34A688 #50C8A8 #7FD7BF #ADE5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#50C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#50C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50C8A8
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50C8A8 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BCA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AFAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.118 172.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd9c1',
500: '#50c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50c8a8; $custom-light: #8dd9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75624,
"c": 0.11762,
"h": 172.5
},
"luminance": 0.45841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50C8A8
secondary
#D3A1AE
accent
#4C72DC
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381