#49A2A4#49A2A4
#49A2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.085 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 162, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 55%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -25.79, -9.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 27.35, 199.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% -0.0809 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.085 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3660, 29.9353, 39.7142) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A2A4 #A44B49
analogous
#49A479 #49A2A4 #4975A4
triadic
#49A2A4 #A449A2 #A2A449
tetradic
#49A2A4 #7949A4 #A44B49 #75A449
square
#49A2A4 #7949A4 #A44B49 #75A449
split-complementary
#49A2A4 #A44975 #A47949
monochromatic
#234E4F #36787A #49A2A4 #6CBCBE #97CFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#49A2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#49A2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #49A2A4
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A2A4 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989BA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 162, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.085 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bebe',
500: '#49a2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a2a4; $custom-light: #85bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 162,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.319,
"s": 38.397,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65923,
"c": 0.08471,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.29937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A2A4
secondary
#BD8D8C
accent
#5C59CE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181