#49ABA3#49ABA3
#49ABA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.092 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 4.7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, -30.49, -4.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 30.83, 188.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% -0.0914 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.092 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9185, 33.1843, 39.7879) |
| Luminance | 0.3319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.63
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABA3 #AB4951
analogous
#49AB72 #49ABA3 #4982AB
triadic
#49ABA3 #A349AB #ABA349
tetradic
#49ABA3 #7249AB #AB4951 #82AB49
square
#49ABA3 #7249AB #AB4951 #82AB49
split-complementary
#49ABA3 #AB4982 #AB7249
monochromatic
#245551 #37807A #49ABA3 #6FC2BB #9AD4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#49ABA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#49ABA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABA3
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABA3 | 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)
#A2A3A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9397A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.092 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4be',
500: '#49aba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aba3; $custom-light: #86c4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.102,
"s": 40.164,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68105,
"c": 0.09225,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.33187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABA3
secondary
#C08F93
accent
#5862D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281