#49BBAC#49BBAC
#49BBAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.105 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BBAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 187, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -35.66, -1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 35.71, 183.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.33% -0.1047 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.33% 0.105 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9610, 39.9328, 45.2560) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.74
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BBAC #BB4958
analogous
#49BB73 #49BBAC #4991BB
triadic
#49BBAC #AC49BB #BBAC49
tetradic
#49BBAC #7349BB #BB4958 #91BB49
square
#49BBAC #7349BB #BB4958 #91BB49
split-complementary
#49BBAC #BB4991 #BB7349
monochromatic
#25645C #369185 #49BBAC #76CCC0 #A2DCD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#49BBAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#49BBAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BBAC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BBAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BBAC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B1AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A4AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bbac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 187, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.105 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d0c4',
500: '#49bbac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bbac; $custom-light: #88d0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bbac",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 187,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.105,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72334,
"c": 0.10488,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.39936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BBAC
secondary
#C9979D
accent
#5364D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281