#49B7A3#49B7A3
#49B7A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.105 H 179.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49B7A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 183, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 0%, 10.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, -36.15, 0.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 36.16, 178.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% -0.1045 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.105 179.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2890, 37.9251, 40.5781) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.50
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.58
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49B7A3 #B7495D
analogous
#49B76C #49B7A3 #4994B7
triadic
#49B7A3 #A349B7 #B7A349
tetradic
#49B7A3 #6C49B7 #B7495D #94B749
square
#49B7A3 #6C49B7 #B7495D #94B749
split-complementary
#49B7A3 #B74994 #B76C49
monochromatic
#266055 #378C7C #49B7A3 #75C8B9 #A1DACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#49B7A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#49B7A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49B7A3
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49B7A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49B7A3 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0ADA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA1A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49b7a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 183, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.105 179.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cdbe',
500: '#49b7a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49b7a3; $custom-light: #87cdbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49b7a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 183,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 43.307,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7107,
"c": 0.10452,
"h": 179.1
},
"luminance": 0.37928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49B7A3
secondary
#C6959E
accent
#556CD3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281