Skip to the color picker

#50cbda color: Watercourse

#50cbda is rgb(80, 203, 218) in RGB and oklch(77.961% 0.10944 206.446) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

187°
100%

78%
0.109
206°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #50cbda

#50cbda is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 206°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Watercourse (#5ccbd6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #50cbda mixed with white

  1. 50cbda
  2. 68d0de
  3. 7cd6e2
  4. 8fdbe5
  5. a0e0e9
  6. b1e6ed
  7. c1ebf0
  8. d1f0f4
  9. e0f5f8
  10. f0fafb

Darker: #50cbda mixed with black

  1. 50cbda
  2. 44b0bd
  3. 3996a2
  4. 2e7d87
  5. 24656c
  6. 1a4d54
  7. 10373c
  8. 072225
  9. 020f11
  10. 000202

Calmer: #50cbda with less saturation

  1. 50cbda
  2. 60c9d7
  3. 6ec7d3
  4. 7ac6d0
  5. 84c4cc
  6. 8ec2c9
  7. 97c0c5
  8. a0bec2
  9. a8bcbe
  10. b0b9bb

Questions about #50cbda

What color is #50cbda?

#50cbda is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Watercourse. In RGB it is rgb(80, 203, 218), in HSL hsl(186.52, 65.09%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.961% 0.10944 206.446).

What colors go well with #50cbda?

The complementary color of #50cbda is #f59b92. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5eceb5 and #6dc2f4. The triadic partners are #dc9edc and #d6b260.

Is white or black text more readable on #50cbda?

Black text reads better on #50cbda: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50cbda a warm or cool color?

#50cbda is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 206 degrees, its lightness 78% and its chroma 0.109.