#49C0BE#49C0BE
#49C0BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.105 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 192, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, -33.14, -8.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 34.30, 194.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.14% -0.102 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.14% 0.105 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8875, 42.8301, 55.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C0BE #C0494B
analogous
#49C083 #49C0BE #4986C0
triadic
#49C0BE #BE49C0 #C0BE49
tetradic
#49C0BE #8349C0 #C0494B #86C049
square
#49C0BE #8349C0 #C0494B #86C049
split-complementary
#49C0BE #C04986 #C08349
monochromatic
#256A69 #349796 #49C0BE #76D0CE #A4DFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49C0BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#49C0BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C0BE
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C0BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C0BE | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c0be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 192, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.105 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3d1',
500: '#49c0be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c0be; $custom-light: #8ad3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c0be",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 192,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.992,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7414,
"c": 0.10494,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.42833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C0BE
secondary
#CC9899
accent
#5052D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382