#49AFAA#49AFAA
#49AFAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.094 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 175, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -30.52, -6.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 31.17, 191.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% -0.0926 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.094 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3302, 34.9761, 43.4386) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.91
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AFAA #AF494E
analogous
#49AF77 #49AFAA #4981AF
triadic
#49AFAA #AA49AF #AFAA49
tetradic
#49AFAA #7749AF #AF494E #81AF49
square
#49AFAA #7749AF #AF494E #81AF49
split-complementary
#49AFAA #AF4981 #AF7749
monochromatic
#255956 #378480 #49AFAA #71C4C0 #9CD6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#49AFAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#49AFAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AFAA
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AFAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AFAA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 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)
#A6A7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49afaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.094 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c7c3',
500: '#49afaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49afaa; $custom-light: #87c7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49afaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 175,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.059,
"s": 41.129,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69322,
"c": 0.0943,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.34979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AFAA
secondary
#C29194
accent
#575DD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281