#50A08A

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #50A08A

At its core, #50A08A is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 160 green, and 138 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 50% C, 0% M, 14% Y, and 37% K. The HSL representation is 163.5° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#50A08A
RGB80, 160, 138
HSL163.5°, 33.3%, 47.1%
CMYK50%, 0%, 14%, 37%
HSV163.5°, 50.0%, 62.7%
LAB60.5, -30.1, 4.0
XYZ20.5, 28.7, 28.5
Decimal5283978

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.74:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.73:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50A08A; }
.text-color { color: #50A08A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50A08A; }

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