#49A4A7#49A4A7
#49A4A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.086 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A4A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 164, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.30, -25.95, -9.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.30, 27.72, 200.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% -0.0818 -0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.086 198.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9952, 30.7552, 41.2762) |
| Luminance | 0.3076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.68
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A4A7 #A74C49
analogous
#49A77B #49A4A7 #4975A7
triadic
#49A4A7 #A749A4 #A4A749
tetradic
#49A4A7 #7B49A7 #A74C49 #75A749
square
#49A4A7 #7B49A7 #A74C49 #75A749
split-complementary
#49A4A7 #A74975 #A77B49
monochromatic
#245052 #367A7C #49A4A7 #6EBDBF #98D0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#49A4A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#49A4A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A4A7
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A4A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A4A7 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9DA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A92A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a4a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 164, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.086 198.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bfc1',
500: '#49a4a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a4a7; $custom-light: #85bfc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a4a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 164,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.915,
"s": 39.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66521,
"c": 0.08614,
"h": 198.2
},
"luminance": 0.30757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A4A7
secondary
#BE8F8D
accent
#5D59CF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181