#49AAAD#49AAAD
#49AAAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.090 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 170, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, -27.24, -10.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 29.06, 200.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.2% -0.0858 -0.028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.2% 0.09 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6620, 33.1806, 44.6319) |
| Luminance | 0.3318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.68
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AAAD #AD4C49
analogous
#49AD7E #49AAAD #4978AD
triadic
#49AAAD #AD49AA #AAAD49
tetradic
#49AAAD #7E49AD #AD4C49 #78AD49
square
#49AAAD #7E49AD #AD4C49 #78AD49
split-complementary
#49AAAD #AD4978 #AD7E49
monochromatic
#255557 #378082 #49AAAD #70C0C3 #9BD3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#49AAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#49AAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AAAD
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AAAD | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 170, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.090 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3c5',
500: '#49aaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aaad; $custom-light: #86c3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 170,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.8,
"s": 40.65,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68202,
"c": 0.09029,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.33183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AAAD
secondary
#C19290
accent
#5B57D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181