#49AFC3#49AFC3
#49AFC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.098 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AFC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 175, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -23.34, -18.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 30.09, 219.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% -0.082 -0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.098 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9239, 36.0136, 57.0989) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.25
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.98
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.59
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.90
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AFC3 #C35D49
analogous
#49C39A #49AFC3 #4972C3
triadic
#49AFC3 #C349AF #AFC349
tetradic
#49AFC3 #9A49C3 #C35D49 #72C349
square
#49AFC3 #9A49C3 #C35D49 #72C349
split-complementary
#49AFC3 #C34972 #C39A49
monochromatic
#24616E #338A9C #49AFC3 #77C3D2 #A5D7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#49AFC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#49AFC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AFC3
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AFC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AFC3 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A9C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9CC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49afc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.098 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c7d5',
500: '#49afc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49afc3; $custom-light: #89c7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49afc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 175,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.836,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70233,
"c": 0.09751,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.36017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AFC3
secondary
#CEA299
accent
#654EDA
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8283