#49A98E#49A98E
#49A98E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.100 H 172.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 40%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 57%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 16%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.13, -34.94, 5.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.13, 35.37, 171.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.96% -0.0988 0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.96% 0.1 172) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8158, 31.7433, 30.5633) |
| Luminance | 0.3175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.73
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.90
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.72
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A98E #A94964
analogous
#49A95E #49A98E #4994A9
triadic
#49A98E #8E49A9 #A98E49
tetradic
#49A98E #5E49A9 #A94964 #94A949
square
#49A98E #5E49A9 #A94964 #94A949
split-complementary
#49A98E #A94994 #A95E49
monochromatic
#245446 #377E6A #49A98E #6FC1AA #99D3C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#49A98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#49A98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A98E
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A98E | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49F8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FAAA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.100 172.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c3af',
500: '#49a98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a98e; $custom-light: #84c3af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.125,
"s": 39.669,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6696,
"c": 0.09979,
"h": 172
},
"luminance": 0.31745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A98E
secondary
#BF8E9C
accent
#587AD0
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F