#49ACBA#49ACBA
#49ACBA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.093 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ACBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 172, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, -24.49, -15.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 29.16, 212.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.16% -0.0825 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.16% 0.093 208) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3594, 34.4640, 51.7079) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.50
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ACBA #BA5749
analogous
#49BA90 #49ACBA #4973BA
triadic
#49ACBA #BA49AC #ACBA49
tetradic
#49ACBA #9049BA #BA5749 #73BA49
square
#49ACBA #9049BA #BA5749 #73BA49
split-complementary
#49ACBA #BA4973 #BA9049
monochromatic
#265B63 #36848F #49ACBA #75C0CB #A2D4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#49ACBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#49ACBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ACBA
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ACBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ACBA | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49acba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 172, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.093 208.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5ce',
500: '#49acba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49acba; $custom-light: #88c5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49acba",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 172,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.434,
"s": 45.02,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69165,
"c": 0.09343,
"h": 208
},
"luminance": 0.34467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ACBA
secondary
#C89D96
accent
#6353D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282