#49ADA1#49ADA1
#49ADA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.095 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 6.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.86, -31.98, -2.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.86, 32.09, 184.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% -0.0945 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.095 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1214, 33.8744, 38.9785) |
| Luminance | 0.3388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.82
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADA1 #AD4955
analogous
#49AD6F #49ADA1 #4987AD
triadic
#49ADA1 #A149AD #ADA149
tetradic
#49ADA1 #6F49AD #AD4955 #87AD49
square
#49ADA1 #6F49AD #AD4955 #87AD49
split-complementary
#49ADA1 #AD4987 #AD6F49
monochromatic
#255751 #378279 #49ADA1 #70C3B9 #9BD5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#49ADA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#49ADA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADA1
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADA1 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49ada1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.095 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6bc',
500: '#49ada1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49ada1; $custom-light: #86c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49ada1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.8,
"s": 40.65,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68534,
"c": 0.09479,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.33877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADA1
secondary
#C19096
accent
#5766D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281