#49A78E#49A78E
#49A78E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.097 H 173.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A78E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 167, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 0%, 15%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.51, -34.01, 4.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.51, 34.32, 172.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% -0.0965 0.0116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.097 173.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4466, 31.0049, 30.4403) |
| Luminance | 0.3101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.07
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.25
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A78E #A74962
analogous
#49A75F #49A78E #4991A7
triadic
#49A78E #8E49A7 #A78E49
tetradic
#49A78E #5F49A7 #A74962 #91A749
square
#49A78E #5F49A7 #A74962 #91A749
split-complementary
#49A78E #A74991 #A75F49
monochromatic
#245246 #367C6A #49A78E #6EBFAA #98D2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#49A78E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#49A78E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A78E
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A78E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A78E | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949390
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#11A9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a78e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 167, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.097 173.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c1af',
500: '#49a78e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a78e; $custom-light: #84c1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a78e",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 167,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.043,
"s": 39.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66457,
"c": 0.09725,
"h": 173.1
},
"luminance": 0.31007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A78E
secondary
#BE8D9A
accent
#5978CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F