#49C0AB#49C0AB

#49C0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.110 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49C0AB
RGB	rgb(73, 192, 171)
HSL	hsl(169, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(169, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 0%, 10.9%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.91, -38.21, 0.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.91, 38.22, 178.89°)
OKLab	oklab(73.53% -0.1105 0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(73.53% 0.11 179.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9445, 42.0530, 45.1118)
Luminance	0.4206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49C0AB #C0495E

analogous

#49C070 #49C0AB #4999C0

triadic

#49C0AB #AB49C0 #C0AB49

tetradic

#49C0AB #7049C0 #C0495E #99C049

square

#49C0AB #7049C0 #C0495E #99C049

split-complementary

#49C0AB #C04999 #C07049

monochromatic

#256A5E #349786 #49C0AB #76D0C0 #A4DFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#49C0AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.41

#49C0AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49C0AB

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49C0AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49C0AB	1.00	2.23	9.41	9.41
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8B5AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A8AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C3BA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49c0ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 192, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.110 179.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d3c4',
    500: '#49c0ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49c0ab;
$custom-light: #89d3c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49c0ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.412,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73532,
    "c": 0.11049,
    "h": 179.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.42056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49C0AB

secondary

#CC98A2

accent

#5068D8

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0D1412

muted

#7D8381

Preview Lab

Preview with #49C0AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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