#49ACAA#49ACAA
#49ACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.092 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.82, -29.06, -7.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.82, 30.06, 194.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0894 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.092 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7528, 33.8213, 43.2461) |
| Luminance | 0.3382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ACAA #AC494B
analogous
#49AC78 #49ACAA #497CAC
triadic
#49ACAA #AA49AC #ACAA49
tetradic
#49ACAA #7849AC #AC494B #7CAC49
square
#49ACAA #7849AC #AC494B #7CAC49
split-complementary
#49ACAA #AC497C #AC7849
monochromatic
#255655 #378180 #49ACAA #70C2C1 #9BD5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#49ACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#49ACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ACAA
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ACAA | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A4AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9298AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49acaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.092 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c5c3',
500: '#49acaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49acaa; $custom-light: #86c5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49acaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.788,
"s": 40.408,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68586,
"c": 0.09186,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.33824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ACAA
secondary
#C19091
accent
#585AD0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281