#49A0BA#49A0BA
#49A0BA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.091 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 160, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, -18.28, -21.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 28.04, 229.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.29% -0.0695 -0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.29% 0.091 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1779, 30.1008, 50.9807) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.79
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.37
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A0BA #BA6349
analogous
#49BA9B #49A0BA #4967BA
triadic
#49A0BA #BA49A0 #A0BA49
tetradic
#49A0BA #9B49BA #BA6349 #67BA49
square
#49A0BA #9B49BA #BA6349 #67BA49
split-complementary
#49A0BA #BA4967 #BA9B49
monochromatic
#265563 #367B8F #49A0BA #75B7CB #A2CEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#49A0BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#49A0BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A0BA
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A0BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A0BA | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909CBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8090BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a0ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 160, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.091 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bcce',
500: '#49a0ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a0ba; $custom-light: #87bcce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a0ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 160,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.805,
"s": 45.02,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66285,
"c": 0.09128,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.30103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A0BA
secondary
#C8A296
accent
#7153D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182