#49ADA5#49ADA5
#49ADA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.094 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 4.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -30.92, -4.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 31.26, 188.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.66% -0.0927 -0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.66% 0.094 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4798, 34.0178, 40.8660) |
| Luminance | 0.3402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.85
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADA5 #AD4951
analogous
#49AD73 #49ADA5 #4983AD
triadic
#49ADA5 #A549AD #ADA549
tetradic
#49ADA5 #7349AD #AD4951 #83AD49
square
#49ADA5 #7349AD #AD4951 #83AD49
split-complementary
#49ADA5 #AD4983 #AD7349
monochromatic
#255753 #37827C #49ADA5 #70C3BC #9BD5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#49ADA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#49ADA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADA5
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADA5 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9599A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49ada5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.094 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6bf',
500: '#49ada5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49ada5; $custom-light: #86c6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49ada5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.2,
"s": 40.65,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68664,
"c": 0.0936,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.3402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADA5
secondary
#C19094
accent
#5761D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281