#49AEAA#49AEAA
#49AEAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.093 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 174, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, -30.04, -6.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 30.79, 192.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% -0.0916 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.093 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1363, 34.5883, 43.3739) |
| Luminance | 0.3459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.52
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AEAA #AE494D
analogous
#49AE77 #49AEAA #497FAE
triadic
#49AEAA #AA49AE #AEAA49
tetradic
#49AEAA #7749AE #AE494D #7FAE49
square
#49AEAA #7749AE #AE494D #7FAE49
split-complementary
#49AEAA #AE497F #AE7749
monochromatic
#255856 #378380 #49AEAA #71C3C0 #9CD5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#49AEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#49AEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AEAA
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AEAA | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aeaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 174, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.093 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6c3',
500: '#49aeaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aeaa; $custom-light: #86c6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aeaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 174,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.624,
"s": 40.891,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69077,
"c": 0.09347,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.34591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AEAA
secondary
#C29193
accent
#575CD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281