#49ADAA#49ADAA
#49ADAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.093 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 1.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, -29.55, -7.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 30.42, 193.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.83% -0.0905 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.83% 0.093 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9438, 34.2034, 43.3098) |
| Luminance | 0.3421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADAA #AD494C
analogous
#49AD78 #49ADAA #497EAD
triadic
#49ADAA #AA49AD #ADAA49
tetradic
#49ADAA #7849AD #AD494C #7EAD49
square
#49ADAA #7849AD #AD494C #7EAD49
split-complementary
#49ADAA #AD497E #AD7849
monochromatic
#255755 #378280 #49ADAA #70C3C0 #9BD5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#49ADAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#49ADAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADAA
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADAA | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9399AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49adaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.093 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6c3',
500: '#49adaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49adaa; $custom-light: #86c6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49adaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.2,
"s": 40.65,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68832,
"c": 0.09266,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.34206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADAA
secondary
#C19092
accent
#575BD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281