#50AFC5

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #50AFC5

When working with digital screens, the color #50AFC5 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 175, 197).

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 59% cyan and 11% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 191.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50AFC5
RGB80, 175, 197
HSL191.3°, 50.2%, 54.3%
CMYK59%, 11%, 0%, 23%
HSV191.3°, 59.4%, 77.3%
LAB66.8, -21.5, -19.6
XYZ28.7, 36.4, 58.3
Decimal5287877

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50AFC5; }
.text-color { color: #50AFC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50AFC5; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0