#49BCC5#49BCC5

#49BCC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.103 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#49BCC5
RGBrgb(73, 188, 197)
HSLhsl(184, 52%, 53%)
HSVhsv(184, 63%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(62.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LABlab(70.46, -29.24, -14.15)
CIE-LCHlch(70.46, 32.48, 205.82°)
OKLaboklab(73.42% -0.0949 -0.0392)
OKLCHoklch(73.42% 0.103 202.4)
XYZxyz(30.8046, 41.4108, 59.1821)
Luminance0.4141 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#49BCC5 #C55249
analogous
#49C590 #49BCC5 #497EC5
triadic
#49BCC5 #C549BC #BCC549
tetradic
#49BCC5 #9049C5 #C55249 #7EC549
square
#49BCC5 #9049C5 #C55249 #7EC549
split-complementary
#49BCC5 #C5497E #C59049
monochromatic
#246A70 #32979E #49BCC5 #77CDD4 #A6DEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.26
#49BCC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.28
#49BCC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49BCC5
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##49BCC5#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##49BCC51.002.269.289.28
#FFFFFF2.261.0021.0021.00
#0000009.2821.001.001.00
##0000009.2821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB4C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA6C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #49bcc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 188, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.103 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad0d6',
    500: '#49bcc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #49bcc5;
$custom-light: #8ad0d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#49bcc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.355,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73422,
    "c": 0.10264,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.41414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#49BCC5
secondary
#D09E9A
accent
#574DDB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283

Preview Lab

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#49BCC5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva