#49A2AA#49A2AA
#49A2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.085 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 162, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, -24.08, -12.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 26.99, 206.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.0783 -0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.085 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9207, 30.1572, 42.6354) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.49
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.66
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A2AA #AA5149
analogous
#49AA81 #49A2AA #4972AA
triadic
#49A2AA #AA49A2 #A2AA49
tetradic
#49A2AA #8149AA #AA5149 #72AA49
square
#49A2AA #8149AA #AA5149 #72AA49
split-complementary
#49A2AA #AA4972 #AA8149
monochromatic
#245054 #37797F #49A2AA #6FBAC1 #9ACFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#49A2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#49A2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A2AA
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A2AA | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 162, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.085 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bec3',
500: '#49a2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a2aa; $custom-light: #85bec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 162,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.948,
"s": 39.918,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66141,
"c": 0.08524,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.30159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A2AA
secondary
#C0938F
accent
#6258D0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181