#49ABBE#49ABBE
#49ABBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.095 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.17, -22.80, -18.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.17, 29.22, 218.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% -0.0798 -0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.095 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6010, 34.2572, 53.9156) |
| Luminance | 0.3426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.35
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.41
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABBE #BE5C49
analogous
#49BE97 #49ABBE #4971BE
triadic
#49ABBE #BE49AB #ABBE49
tetradic
#49ABBE #9749BE #BE5C49 #71BE49
square
#49ABBE #9749BE #BE5C49 #71BE49
split-complementary
#49ABBE #BE4971 #BE9749
monochromatic
#255D68 #358595 #49ABBE #76C0CE #A3D5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#49ABBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#49ABBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABBE
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABBE | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA6BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B99BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49abbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.095 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4d1',
500: '#49abbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49abbe; $custom-light: #88c4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49abbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.744,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69079,
"c": 0.09456,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.3426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABBE
secondary
#CBA098
accent
#6751D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182