#49BBAD#49BBAD
#49BBAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.105 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 187, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 7.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -35.40, -2.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 35.48, 184.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.1043 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.105 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0574, 39.9713, 45.7636) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.94
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BBAD #BB4957
analogous
#49BB74 #49BBAD #4990BB
triadic
#49BBAD #AD49BB #BBAD49
tetradic
#49BBAD #7449BB #BB4957 #90BB49
square
#49BBAD #7449BB #BB4957 #90BB49
split-complementary
#49BBAD #BB4990 #BB7449
monochromatic
#25645C #369186 #49BBAD #76CCC1 #A2DCD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#49BBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#49BBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BBAD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BBAD | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#B2B1AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A4AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bbad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 187, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.105 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d0c5',
500: '#49bbad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bbad; $custom-light: #88d0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bbad",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 187,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.632,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72365,
"c": 0.10451,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.39974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BBAD
secondary
#C9979D
accent
#5363D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281