#49AAAC#49AAAC
#49AAAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.090 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 170, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, -27.52, -9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 29.15, 199.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.17% -0.0863 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.17% 0.09 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5656, 33.1420, 44.1242) |
| Luminance | 0.3314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AAAC #AC4B49
analogous
#49AC7C #49AAAC #4978AC
triadic
#49AAAC #AC49AA #AAAC49
tetradic
#49AAAC #7C49AC #AC4B49 #78AC49
square
#49AAAC #7C49AC #AC4B49 #78AC49
split-complementary
#49AAAC #AC4978 #AC7C49
monochromatic
#255556 #378081 #49AAAC #70C1C2 #9BD3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#49AAAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#49AAAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AAAC
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AAAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AAAC | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aaac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 170, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.090 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3c4',
500: '#49aaac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aaac; $custom-light: #86c3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aaac",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 170,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.212,
"s": 40.408,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68167,
"c": 0.09029,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.33144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AAAC
secondary
#C19190
accent
#5A58D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181