#49A29B#49A29B
#49A29B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.086 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A29B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 162, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.33, -28.27, -4.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.33, 28.61, 188.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.61% -0.0849 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.61% 0.086 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5818, 29.6216, 35.5842) |
| Luminance | 0.2962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.35
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A29B #A24950
analogous
#49A26E #49A29B #497CA2
triadic
#49A29B #9B49A2 #A29B49
tetradic
#49A29B #6E49A2 #A24950 #7CA249
square
#49A29B #6E49A2 #A24950 #7CA249
split-complementary
#49A29B #A2497C #A26E49
monochromatic
#234E4A #367873 #49A29B #6CBDB6 #96D0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#49A29B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#49A29B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #49A29B
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A29B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A29B | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9A9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C909C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a29b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 162, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.086 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84beb8',
500: '#49a29b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a29b; $custom-light: #84beb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a29b",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 162,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.281,
"s": 37.872,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65614,
"c": 0.08579,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.29624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A29B
secondary
#BC8B8F
accent
#5A63CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180