#49BAB2#49BAB2

#49BAB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.102 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49BAB2
RGB	rgb(73, 186, 178)
HSL	hsl(176, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(176, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.29, -33.59, -5.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.29, 34.03, 189.25°)
OKLab	oklab(72.28% -0.101 -0.0153)
OKLCH	oklch(72.28% 0.102 188.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.3389, 39.7457, 48.2890)
Luminance	0.3975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49BAB2 #BA4951

analogous

#49BA79 #49BAB2 #4989BA

triadic

#49BAB2 #B249BA #BAB249

tetradic

#49BAB2 #7949BA #BA4951 #89BA49

square

#49BAB2 #7949BA #BA4951 #89BA49

split-complementary

#49BAB2 #BA4989 #BA7949

monochromatic

#26635F #368F89 #49BAB2 #75CBC5 #A2DCD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#49BAB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#49BAB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49BAB2

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49BAB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49BAB2	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0B1B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FA4B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49bab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 186, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.102 188.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88cfc9',
    500: '#49bab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49bab2;
$custom-light: #88cfc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49bab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.752,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72281,
    "c": 0.10212,
    "h": 188.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49BAB2

secondary

#C8969A

accent

#535CD5

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0D1413

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #49BAB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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