#50836D

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Teal.

About #50836D

When working with digital screens, the color #50836D is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Teal. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 131 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 39% C, 0% M, 17% Y, and 49% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50836D
RGB80, 131, 109
HSL154.1°, 24.2%, 41.4%
CMYK39%, 0%, 17%, 49%
HSV154.1°, 38.9%, 51.4%
LAB50.7, -22.4, 6.5
XYZ14.2, 19.0, 17.4
Decimal5276525

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50836D; }
.text-color { color: #50836D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50836D; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080