#49BEC9#49BEC9
#49BEC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.104 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BEC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 190, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, -29.05, -15.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 32.81, 207.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% -0.0953 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.104 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6992, 42.4570, 61.7714) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BEC9 #C95449
analogous
#49C994 #49BEC9 #497EC9
triadic
#49BEC9 #C949BE #BEC949
tetradic
#49BEC9 #9449C9 #C95449 #7EC949
square
#49BEC9 #9449C9 #C95449 #7EC949
split-complementary
#49BEC9 #C9497E #C99449
monochromatic
#236E75 #319AA4 #49BEC9 #78CFD7 #A7E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#49BEC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#49BEC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BEC9
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BEC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BEC9 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B6CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bec9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 190, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.104 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd2d9',
500: '#49bec9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bec9; $custom-light: #8bd2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bec9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 190,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.156,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74048,
"c": 0.10421,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.4246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BEC9
secondary
#D2A09C
accent
#574ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283