#49C0AE#49C0AE
#49C0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.109 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 192, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 9.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.99, -37.44, -0.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.99, 37.44, 181.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% -0.1091 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.109 181.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2337, 42.1686, 46.6349) |
| Luminance | 0.4217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.45
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C0AE #C0495B
analogous
#49C073 #49C0AE #4997C0
triadic
#49C0AE #AE49C0 #C0AE49
tetradic
#49C0AE #7349C0 #C0495B #97C049
square
#49C0AE #7349C0 #C0495B #97C049
split-complementary
#49C0AE #C04997 #C07349
monochromatic
#256A5F #349788 #49C0AE #76D0C2 #A4DFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#49C0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#49C0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C0AE
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C0AE | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B5AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 192, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.109 181.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d3c6',
500: '#49c0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c0ae; $custom-light: #89d3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 192,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.924,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73623,
"c": 0.10915,
"h": 181.4
},
"luminance": 0.42172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C0AE
secondary
#CC98A0
accent
#5064D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382