#49BDCB#49BDCB
#49BDCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.104 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BDCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 189, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.95, -27.98, -16.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.95, 32.58, 210.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.0934 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.104 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7202, 42.1200, 62.9466) |
| Luminance | 0.4212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.88
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.69
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BDCB #CB5749
analogous
#49CB98 #49BDCB #497CCB
triadic
#49BDCB #CB49BD #BDCB49
tetradic
#49BDCB #9849CB #CB5749 #7CCB49
square
#49BDCB #9849CB #CB5749 #7CCB49
split-complementary
#49BDCB #CB497C #CB9849
monochromatic
#226E77 #309AA7 #49BDCB #79CED9 #A8E0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#49BDCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#49BDCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BDCB
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BDCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BDCB | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bdcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 189, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.104 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd1da',
500: '#49bdcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bdcb; $custom-light: #8bd1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bdcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 189,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.462,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73883,
"c": 0.10424,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.42123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BDCB
secondary
#D4A29C
accent
#5949DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283