#49B296#49B296
#49B296 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.106 H 172.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49B296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 178, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 15.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -37.12, 5.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 37.49, 171.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.45% -0.1051 0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.45% 0.106 172.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1705, 35.4569, 34.4183) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 0.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.87
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49B296 #B24965
analogous
#49B262 #49B296 #499AB2
triadic
#49B296 #9649B2 #B29649
tetradic
#49B296 #6249B2 #B24965 #9AB249
square
#49B296 #6249B2 #B24965 #9AB249
split-complementary
#49B296 #B2499A #B26249
monochromatic
#255B4D #378771 #49B296 #73C5AF #9ED7C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#49B296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#49B296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49B296
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49B296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49B296 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA795
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49b296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 178, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.106 172.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c9b4',
500: '#49b296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49b296; $custom-light: #86c9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49b296",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 178,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164,
"s": 41.833,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69445,
"c": 0.10593,
"h": 172.7
},
"luminance": 0.35459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49B296
secondary
#C493A0
accent
#5677D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280