#49AFC0#49AFC0
#49AFC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.096 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AFC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 175, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 8.9%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.43, -24.24, -17.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.43, 29.89, 215.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% -0.0832 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.096 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5881, 35.8793, 55.3304) |
| Luminance | 0.3588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.53
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.45
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.57
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AFC0 #C05A49
analogous
#49C095 #49AFC0 #4974C0
triadic
#49AFC0 #C049AF #AFC049
tetradic
#49AFC0 #9549C0 #C05A49 #74C049
square
#49AFC0 #9549C0 #C05A49 #74C049
split-complementary
#49AFC0 #C04974 #C09549
monochromatic
#25606A #348997 #49AFC0 #76C3D0 #A4D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#49AFC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#49AFC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AFC0
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AFC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AFC0 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A9C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49afc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.096 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c7d3',
500: '#49afc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49afc0; $custom-light: #88c7d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49afc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 175,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70116,
"c": 0.09634,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.35882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AFC0
secondary
#CCA098
accent
#6350D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8282