#49AFAF#49AFAF

#49AFAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.094 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49AFAF
RGB	rgb(73, 175, 175)
HSL	hsl(180, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(180, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.88, -29.14, -8.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.88, 30.46, 196.94°)
OKLab	oklab(69.49% -0.0904 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(69.49% 0.094 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.8122, 35.1689, 45.9771)
Luminance	0.3517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49AFAF #AF4949

analogous

#49AF7C #49AFAF #497CAF

triadic

#49AFAF #AF49AF #AFAF49

tetradic

#49AFAF #7C49AF #AF4949 #7CAF49

square

#49AFAF #7C49AF #AF4949 #7CAF49

split-complementary

#49AFAF #AF497C #AF7C49

monochromatic

#255959 #378484 #49AFAF #71C4C4 #9CD6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#49AFAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.03

#49AFAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49AFAF

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49AFAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49AFAF	1.00	2.61	8.03	8.03
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4A7AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49afaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.094 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87c7c6',
    500: '#49afaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49afaf;
$custom-light: #87c7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49afaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69493,
    "c": 0.09372,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.35172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49AFAF

secondary

#C29191

accent

#5757D1

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #49AFAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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