#49AFA9#49AFA9
#49AFA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.094 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 175, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -30.79, -5.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 31.34, 190.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0931 -0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.094 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2359, 34.9384, 42.9423) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.09
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AFA9 #AF494F
analogous
#49AF76 #49AFA9 #4982AF
triadic
#49AFA9 #A949AF #AFA949
tetradic
#49AFA9 #7649AF #AF494F #82AF49
square
#49AFA9 #7649AF #AF494F #82AF49
split-complementary
#49AFA9 #AF4982 #AF7649
monochromatic
#255956 #37847F #49AFA9 #71C4BF #9CD6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#49AFA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#49AFA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AFA9
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AFA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AFA9 | 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)
#A6A7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969BAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49afa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.094 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7c2',
500: '#49afa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49afa9; $custom-light: #86c7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49afa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 175,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 41.129,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69289,
"c": 0.09449,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AFA9
secondary
#C29194
accent
#575ED1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281