#49ACB7#49ACB7
#49ACB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.093 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ACB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 172, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, -25.37, -14.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 29.12, 209.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.0838 -0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.093 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0439, 34.3377, 50.0459) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ACB7 #B75449
analogous
#49B78B #49ACB7 #4975B7
triadic
#49ACB7 #B749AC #ACB749
tetradic
#49ACB7 #8B49B7 #B75449 #75B749
square
#49ACB7 #8B49B7 #B75449 #75B749
split-complementary
#49ACB7 #B74975 #B78B49
monochromatic
#265A60 #37838C #49ACB7 #75C0C8 #A1D4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#49ACB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#49ACB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ACB7
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ACB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ACB7 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA6B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E99B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49acb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 172, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.093 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5cc',
500: '#49acb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49acb7; $custom-light: #87c5cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49acb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 172,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 43.307,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69052,
"c": 0.09265,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.3434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ACB7
secondary
#C69A95
accent
#6155D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282