#49AEAF#49AEAF
#49AEAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.093 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 174, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.58, -28.65, -9.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.58, 30.13, 198.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.25% -0.0894 -0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.25% 0.093 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6183, 34.7811, 45.9125) |
| Luminance | 0.3478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.40
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AEAF #AF4A49
analogous
#49AF7D #49AEAF #497BAF
triadic
#49AEAF #AF49AE #AEAF49
tetradic
#49AEAF #7D49AF #AF4A49 #7BAF49
square
#49AEAF #7D49AF #AF4A49 #7BAF49
split-complementary
#49AEAF #AF497B #AF7D49
monochromatic
#255859 #378384 #49AEAF #71C3C4 #9CD5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#49AEAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#49AEAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AEAF
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AEAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AEAF | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A6AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aeaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 174, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.093 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6c6',
500: '#49aeaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aeaf; $custom-light: #87c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aeaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 174,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.588,
"s": 41.129,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69249,
"c": 0.09302,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.34784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AEAF
secondary
#C29291
accent
#5857D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282