#49ADBC#49ADBC
#49ADBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -24.41, -16.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 29.39, 213.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.0828 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.094 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7646, 34.9317, 52.8992) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.73
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADBC #BC5849
analogous
#49BC91 #49ADBC #4973BC
triadic
#49ADBC #BC49AD #ADBC49
tetradic
#49ADBC #9149BC #BC5849 #73BC49
square
#49ADBC #9149BC #BC5849 #73BC49
split-complementary
#49ADBC #BC4973 #BC9149
monochromatic
#255D65 #368692 #49ADBC #76C1CC #A2D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#49ADBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#49ADBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADBC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADBC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49adbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5d0',
500: '#49adbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49adbc; $custom-light: #88c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49adbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.826,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69482,
"c": 0.09438,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.34934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADBC
secondary
#CA9E97
accent
#6352D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282