#49C1BA#49C1BA
#49C1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -34.71, -6.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 35.29, 190.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.1048 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.106 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6766, 43.0983, 53.1470) |
| Luminance | 0.4310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.56
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C1BA #C14950
analogous
#49C17E #49C1BA #498CC1
triadic
#49C1BA #BA49C1 #C1BA49
tetradic
#49C1BA #7E49C1 #C14950 #8CC149
square
#49C1BA #7E49C1 #C14950 #8CC149
split-complementary
#49C1BA #C1498C #C17E49
monochromatic
#246B67 #349993 #49C1BA #77D1CB #A4E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#49C1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#49C1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C1BA
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C1BA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4ce',
500: '#49c1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c1ba; $custom-light: #8ad4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.5,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74249,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.43102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C1BA
secondary
#CD999C
accent
#4F57D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382