#49BECC#49BECC

#49BECC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.105 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#49BECC
RGBrgb(73, 190, 204)
HSLhsl(186, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(186, 64%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(64.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(71.28, -28.18, -16.74)
CIE-LCHlch(71.28, 32.78, 210.71°)
OKLaboklab(74.16% -0.094 -0.0464)
OKLCHoklch(74.16% 0.105 206.3)
XYZxyz(32.0556, 42.5995, 63.6482)
Luminance0.4260 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#49BECC #CC5749
analogous
#49CC99 #49BECC #497DCC
triadic
#49BECC #CC49BE #BECC49
tetradic
#49BECC #9949CC #CC5749 #7DCC49
square
#49BECC #9949CC #CC5749 #7DCC49
split-complementary
#49BECC #CC497D #CC9949
monochromatic
#226F79 #2F9CA9 #49BECC #79CFD9 #A9E0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.21
#49BECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.52
#49BECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49BECC
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##49BECC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##49BECC1.002.219.529.52
#FFFFFF2.211.0021.0021.00
#0000009.5221.001.001.00
##0000009.5221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB7CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #49becc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 190, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.105 206.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd2db',
    500: '#49becc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #49becc;
$custom-light: #8bd2db;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#49becc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.412,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74159,
    "c": 0.10486,
    "h": 206.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.42603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#49BECC
secondary
#D4A39D
accent
#5848E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283

Preview Lab

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