#49BCA1#49BCA1
#49BCA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 174.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BCA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 188, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 61%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 14.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -38.92, 4.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 39.14, 174.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1108 0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.111 174.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1608, 39.9533, 39.9917) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.71
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.75
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BCA1 #BC4964
analogous
#49BC67 #49BCA1 #499DBC
triadic
#49BCA1 #A149BC #BCA149
tetradic
#49BCA1 #6749BC #BC4964 #9DBC49
square
#49BCA1 #6749BC #BC4964 #9DBC49
split-complementary
#49BCA1 #BC499D #BC6749
monochromatic
#256556 #36927C #49BCA1 #76CCB8 #A2DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#49BCA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#49BCA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BCA1
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BCA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BCA1 | 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)
#B6B1A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A5A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 188, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 174.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1bc',
500: '#49bca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bca1; $custom-light: #88d1bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 188,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.913,
"s": 46.185,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7225,
"c": 0.11128,
"h": 174.7
},
"luminance": 0.39956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BCA1
secondary
#CA97A3
accent
#5271D6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281