#49C0A2#49C0A2
#49C0A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.115 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C0A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 192, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 15.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, -40.46, 5.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 40.81, 172.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.27% -0.1146 0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.27% 0.115 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1157, 41.7214, 40.7467) |
| Luminance | 0.4172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.92
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.27
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C0A2 #C04967
analogous
#49C067 #49C0A2 #49A3C0
triadic
#49C0A2 #A249C0 #C0A249
tetradic
#49C0A2 #6749C0 #C04967 #A3C049
square
#49C0A2 #6749C0 #C04967 #A3C049
split-complementary
#49C0A2 #C049A3 #C06749
monochromatic
#256A58 #34977E #49C0A2 #76D0B9 #A4DFD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#49C0A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#49C0A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C0A2
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C0A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C0A2 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB4A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c0a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 192, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.115 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3bd',
500: '#49c0a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c0a2; $custom-light: #88d3bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c0a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 192,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.874,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7327,
"c": 0.1154,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.41724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C0A2
secondary
#CC98A5
accent
#5072D8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381