HEX Color #50A0AF (Cadetblue)

About #50A0AF

The hex code #50A0AF represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 160, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 54% cyan and 9% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50A0AF

RGB80, 160, 175

HSL189.5°, 37.3%, 50.0%

CMYK54%, 9%, 0%, 31%

HSV189.5°, 54.3%, 68.6%

LAB61.6, -20.2, -15.3

XYZ23.6, 29.9, 45.1

Decimal5284015

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#50A0AF #AF5E50

Analogous

#50AF8E #5070AF

Triadic

#AF509F #A0AF50

Tetradic

#8E50AF #AF5E50 #70AF50

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#50A0AF

#63AAB7

#76B5C0

#8ABFC9

#9DCAD2

#B1D4DB

#C4DFE4

#D8E9ED

#EBF4F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#50A0AF

#478E9B

#3E7C88

#356A74

#2C5861

#23474D

#1A353A

#112326

#081113

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.00:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.99:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.87:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.94:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50A0AF; }

.text-color { color: #50A0AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #50A0AF; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue

#5F9EA0