#49ABB7#49ABB7
#49ABB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.092 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.93, -24.87, -14.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.93, 28.91, 210.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.81% -0.0827 -0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.81% 0.092 206.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8543, 33.9585, 49.9827) |
| Luminance | 0.3396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABB7 #B75549
analogous
#49B78C #49ABB7 #4974B7
triadic
#49ABB7 #B749AB #ABB749
tetradic
#49ABB7 #8C49B7 #B75549 #74B749
square
#49ABB7 #8C49B7 #B75549 #74B749
split-complementary
#49ABB7 #B74974 #B78C49
monochromatic
#265960 #37828C #49ABB7 #75BFC8 #A1D3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#49ABB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#49ABB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABB7
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABB7 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA5B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D98B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49abb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.092 206.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c4cc',
500: '#49abb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49abb7; $custom-light: #87c4cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49abb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.545,
"s": 43.307,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68811,
"c": 0.09222,
"h": 206.3
},
"luminance": 0.33961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABB7
secondary
#C69B95
accent
#6355D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182