#49BECE#49BECE
#49BECE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.105 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49BECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 190, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.35, -27.59, -17.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.35, 32.80, 212.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% -0.0932 -0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.105 207.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2970, 42.6961, 64.9196) |
| Luminance | 0.4270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.38
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.84
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.25
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.13
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49BECE #CE5949
analogous
#49CE9C #49BECE #497CCE
triadic
#49BECE #CE49BE #BECE49
tetradic
#49BECE #9C49CE #CE5949 #7CCE49
square
#49BECE #9C49CE #CE5949 #7CCE49
split-complementary
#49BECE #CE497C #CE9C49
monochromatic
#21717B #2E9DAC #49BECE #79CFDB #A9E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49BECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#49BECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49BECE
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49BECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49BECE | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA9CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49bece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 190, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.105 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd2dd',
500: '#49bece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49bece; $custom-light: #8bd2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49bece",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 190,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.218,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74234,
"c": 0.10539,
"h": 207.8
},
"luminance": 0.427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49BECE
secondary
#D5A49D
accent
#5947E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283