#49C09F#49C09F
#49C09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.117 H 171.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 192, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 17.2%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.61, -41.19, 6.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.61, 41.76, 170.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.116 0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.117 171.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8522, 41.6160, 39.3590) |
| Luminance | 0.4162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.58
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.79
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.00
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C09F #C0496A
analogous
#49C064 #49C09F #49A6C0
triadic
#49C09F #9F49C0 #C09F49
tetradic
#49C09F #6449C0 #C0496A #A6C049
square
#49C09F #6449C0 #C0496A #A6C049
split-complementary
#49C09F #C049A6 #C06449
monochromatic
#256A57 #34977C #49C09F #76D0B7 #A4DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#49C09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#49C09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C09F
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C09F | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 192, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.117 171.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4bb',
500: '#49c09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c09f; $custom-light: #88d4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 192,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.361,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73186,
"c": 0.11731,
"h": 171.4
},
"luminance": 0.41619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C09F
secondary
#CC98A7
accent
#5076D8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380