#49A591#49A591
#49A591 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.093 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A591 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 165, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.97, -32.33, 2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.97, 32.40, 176.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.04% -0.0929 0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.04% 0.093 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3113, 30.3690, 31.5213) |
| Luminance | 0.3037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.01
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.45
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A591 #A5495D
analogous
#49A563 #49A591 #498BA5
triadic
#49A591 #9149A5 #A59149
tetradic
#49A591 #6349A5 #A5495D #8BA549
square
#49A591 #6349A5 #A5495D #8BA549
split-complementary
#49A591 #A5498B #A56349
monochromatic
#235046 #367B6C #49A591 #6DBEAD #97D1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#49A591 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#49A591 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A591
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A591 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A591 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9C90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919193
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DA79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a591; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 165, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.093 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c0b1',
500: '#49a591',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a591; $custom-light: #84c0b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a591",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 165,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.957,
"s": 38.655,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66044,
"c": 0.09302,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.30371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A591
secondary
#BD8D97
accent
#5973CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F5
border
#CBD0CF
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F