HEX Color #50DBC5 (Turquoise)

About #50DBC5

The precise color #50DBC5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Turquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 219, and 197.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 170.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50DBC5

RGB80, 219, 197

HSL170.5°, 65.9%, 58.6%

CMYK63%, 0%, 10%, 14%

HSV170.5°, 63.5%, 85.9%

LAB79.8, -42.5, -0.2

XYZ38.7, 56.4, 61.7

Decimal5299141

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#50DBC5 #DB4F65

Analogous

#4FDB7F #4FABDB

Triadic

#C54FDB #DBC44F

Tetradic

#7F4FDB #DB4F65 #ABDB4F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#50DBC5

#63DFCB

#76E3D1

#8AE7D8

#9DEBDE

#B1EFE5

#C4F3EB

#D8F7F2

#EBFBF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#50DBC5

#47C2AF

#3EAA99

#359283

#2C796D

#236157

#1A4941

#11302B

#081815

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.71:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.28:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.63:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.44:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50DBC5; }

.text-color { color: #50DBC5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #50DBC5; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise

#40E0D0