#49B0C7#49B0C7
#49B0C7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.099 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49B0C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 176, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, -22.65, -20.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 30.57, 222.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.63% -0.0815 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.63% 0.099 215) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5776, 36.5876, 59.5778) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.11
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.71
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.23
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49B0C7 #C76049
analogous
#49C79F #49B0C7 #4971C7
triadic
#49B0C7 #C749B0 #B0C749
tetradic
#49B0C7 #9F49C7 #C76049 #71C749
square
#49B0C7 #9F49C7 #C76049 #71C749
split-complementary
#49B0C7 #C74971 #C79F49
monochromatic
#236472 #328DA1 #49B0C7 #78C4D5 #A7D9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#49B0C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#49B0C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49B0C7
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49B0C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49B0C7 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ABC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9DC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49b0c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 176, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.099 215.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c7d8',
500: '#49b0c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49b0c7; $custom-light: #89c7d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49b0c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 176,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.952,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70629,
"c": 0.09949,
"h": 215
},
"luminance": 0.36591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49B0C7
secondary
#D1A59B
accent
#664BDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283