#49C1AE#49C1AE
#49C1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.110 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, -37.89, -0.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 37.89, 180.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.87% -0.1102 -0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.87% 0.11 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4541, 42.6093, 46.7083) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.82
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C1AE #C1495C
analogous
#49C172 #49C1AE #4998C1
triadic
#49C1AE #AE49C1 #C1AE49
tetradic
#49C1AE #7249C1 #C1495C #98C149
square
#49C1AE #7249C1 #C1495C #98C149
split-complementary
#49C1AE #C14998 #C17249
monochromatic
#246B60 #349989 #49C1AE #77D1C2 #A4E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#49C1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#49C1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C1AE
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C1AE | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.110 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4c6',
500: '#49c1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c1ae; $custom-light: #89d4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.5,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73869,
"c": 0.11018,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.42612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C1AE
secondary
#CD99A1
accent
#4F65D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382