#49A97C#49A97C
#49A97C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.114 H 160.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 169, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 40%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 57%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 26.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.71, -39.08, 14.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.71, 41.82, 159.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.48% -0.1073 0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.48% 0.114 160.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5719, 31.2457, 24.0118) |
| Luminance | 0.3125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 3.08
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.10
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 3.56
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 3.57
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.59
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A97C #A94976
analogous
#49A94C #49A97C #49A6A9
triadic
#49A97C #7C49A9 #A97C49
tetradic
#49A97C #4C49A9 #A94976 #A6A949
square
#49A97C #4C49A9 #A94976 #A6A949
split-complementary
#49A97C #A949A6 #A94C49
monochromatic
#24543D #377E5D #49A97C #6FC19A #99D3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#49A97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#49A97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A97C
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A97C | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79E79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99947F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#23A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 169, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.114 160.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c3a2',
500: '#49a97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a97c; $custom-light: #84c3a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 169,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.875,
"s": 39.669,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66484,
"c": 0.11385,
"h": 160.5
},
"luminance": 0.31248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A97C
secondary
#BF8EA5
accent
#5890D0
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F8F2
border
#CBD1CC
text
#0B120F
muted
#7C817E