#49AA99#49AA99
#49AA99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.095 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, -32.65, 0.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 32.65, 179.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.54% -0.0948 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.54% 0.095 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8696, 32.4636, 35.1917) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.51
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AA99 #AA495A
analogous
#49AA69 #49AA99 #498AAA
triadic
#49AA99 #9949AA #AA9949
tetradic
#49AA99 #6949AA #AA495A #8AAA49
square
#49AA99 #6949AA #AA495A #8AAA49
split-complementary
#49AA99 #AA498A #AA6949
monochromatic
#24544C #377F72 #49AA99 #6FC1B3 #9AD4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#49AA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#49AA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AA99
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AA99 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A198
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.095 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4b7',
500: '#49aa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aa99; $custom-light: #85c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.485,
"s": 39.918,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67537,
"c": 0.09481,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.32466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AA99
secondary
#C08F98
accent
#586DD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180