#50F8FF

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aqua.

About #50F8FF

The hex code #50F8FF represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aqua. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 248 green, and 255 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 3% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50F8FF
RGB80, 248, 255
HSL182.4°, 100.0%, 65.7%
CMYK69%, 3%, 0%, 0%
HSV182.4°, 68.6%, 100.0%
LAB89.9, -39.9, -15.9
XYZ54.9, 76.1, 106.4
Decimal5306623

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50F8FF; }
.text-color { color: #50F8FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50F8FF; }

Similar Colors

Aqua
#00FFFF