#49ADBE#49ADBE
#49ADBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.095 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -23.82, -17.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 29.49, 216.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.0819 -0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.095 210.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9816, 35.0185, 54.0425) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.05
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADBE #BE5A49
analogous
#49BE95 #49ADBE #4973BE
triadic
#49ADBE #BE49AD #ADBE49
tetradic
#49ADBE #9549BE #BE5A49 #73BE49
square
#49ADBE #9549BE #BE5A49 #73BE49
split-complementary
#49ADBE #BE4973 #BE9549
monochromatic
#255E68 #358795 #49ADBE #76C1CE #A3D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#49ADBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#49ADBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADBE
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADBE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49adbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.095 210.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5d1',
500: '#49adbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49adbe; $custom-light: #88c5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49adbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.718,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69559,
"c": 0.09507,
"h": 210.5
},
"luminance": 0.35021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADBE
secondary
#CB9F98
accent
#6451D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282