#49B19C#49B19C
#49B19C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.101 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49B19C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 177, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 11.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, -35.16, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 35.21, 177.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% -0.1012 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.101 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4678, 35.2586, 36.9622) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49B19C #B1495E
analogous
#49B168 #49B19C #4992B1
triadic
#49B19C #9C49B1 #B19C49
tetradic
#49B19C #6849B1 #B1495E #92B149
square
#49B19C #6849B1 #B1495E #92B149
split-complementary
#49B19C #B14992 #B16849
monochromatic
#255A50 #378676 #49B19C #72C5B4 #9ED7CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#49B19C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#49B19C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49B19C
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49B19C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49B19C | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA79B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49b19c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 177, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.101 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c9b9',
500: '#49b19c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49b19c; $custom-light: #86c9b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49b19c",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 177,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.885,
"s": 41.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69371,
"c": 0.10127,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.35261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49B19C
secondary
#C3929C
accent
#566FD1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280