#49BBCA#49BBCA
#49BBCA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.103 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 187, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.33, -27.29, -17.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.33, 32.20, 212.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.37% -0.0917 -0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.37% 0.103 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1741, 41.2180, 62.1786) |
| Luminance | 0.4122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.51
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.33
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BBCA #CA5849
analogous
#49CA99 #49BBCA #497BCA
triadic
#49BBCA #CA49BB #BBCA49
tetradic
#49BBCA #9949CA #CA5849 #7BCA49
square
#49BBCA #9949CA #CA5849 #7BCA49
split-complementary
#49BBCA #CA497B #CA9949
monochromatic
#226C76 #3098A6 #49BBCA #78CDD8 #A8DEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#49BBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#49BBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BBCA
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BBCA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bbca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 187, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.103 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acfda',
500: '#49bbca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bbca; $custom-light: #8acfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bbca",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 187,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.977,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73368,
"c": 0.10326,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.41221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BBCA
secondary
#D3A29C
accent
#5B4ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283