#49AAAF#49AAAF
#49AAAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.090 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 170, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.37, -26.67, -11.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.37, 28.90, 202.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.27% -0.085 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.27% 0.09 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8570, 33.2586, 45.6587) |
| Luminance | 0.3326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AAAF #AF4E49
analogous
#49AF81 #49AAAF #4977AF
triadic
#49AAAF #AF49AA #AAAF49
tetradic
#49AAAF #8149AF #AF4E49 #77AF49
square
#49AAAF #8149AF #AF4E49 #77AF49
split-complementary
#49AAAF #AF4977 #AF8149
monochromatic
#255659 #378084 #49AAAF #71C0C4 #9CD3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#49AAAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#49AAAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AAAF
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AAAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AAAF | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aaaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 170, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.090 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3c6',
500: '#49aaaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aaaf; $custom-light: #86c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aaaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 170,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.941,
"s": 41.129,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68274,
"c": 0.0904,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.33261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AAAF
secondary
#C29491
accent
#5D57D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182