#49ABA7#49ABA7
#49ABA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.091 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 2.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.43, -29.40, -6.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.43, 30.13, 192.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.24% -0.0896 -0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.24% 0.091 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2826, 33.3299, 41.7053) |
| Luminance | 0.3333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.93
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABA7 #AB494D
analogous
#49AB76 #49ABA7 #497EAB
triadic
#49ABA7 #A749AB #ABA749
tetradic
#49ABA7 #7649AB #AB494D #7EAB49
square
#49ABA7 #7649AB #AB494D #7EAB49
split-complementary
#49ABA7 #AB497E #AB7649
monochromatic
#245553 #37807D #49ABA7 #6FC2BE #9AD4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#49ABA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#49ABA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABA7
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABA7 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9297A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aba7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.091 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4c1',
500: '#49aba7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aba7; $custom-light: #86c4c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aba7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.551,
"s": 40.164,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68239,
"c": 0.09143,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.33332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABA7
secondary
#C08F91
accent
#585DD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281