#49AEB7#49AEB7
#49AEB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AEB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 174, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, -26.37, -13.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 29.58, 206.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.54% -0.0859 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.54% 0.094 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4274, 35.1047, 50.1737) |
| Luminance | 0.3511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AEB7 #B75249
analogous
#49B789 #49AEB7 #4977B7
triadic
#49AEB7 #B749AE #AEB749
tetradic
#49AEB7 #8949B7 #B75249 #77B749
square
#49AEB7 #8949B7 #B75249 #77B749
split-complementary
#49AEB7 #B74977 #B78949
monochromatic
#265B60 #37858C #49AEB7 #75C2C8 #A1D5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#49AEB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#49AEB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AEB7
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AEB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AEB7 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A7B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909BB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49aeb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 174, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6cc',
500: '#49aeb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49aeb7; $custom-light: #87c6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49aeb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 174,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.909,
"s": 43.307,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69536,
"c": 0.09358,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.35107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AEB7
secondary
#C69995
accent
#5F55D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282