#49C1BB#49C1BB
#49C1BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.106 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -34.43, -6.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 35.12, 191.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.28% -0.1044 -0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.28% 0.106 190.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7833, 43.1409, 53.7088) |
| Luminance | 0.4314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C1BB #C1494F
analogous
#49C17F #49C1BB #498BC1
triadic
#49C1BB #BB49C1 #C1BB49
tetradic
#49C1BB #7F49C1 #C1494F #8BC149
square
#49C1BB #7F49C1 #C1494F #8BC149
split-complementary
#49C1BB #C1498B #C17F49
monochromatic
#246B68 #349994 #49C1BB #77D1CC #A4E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#49C1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#49C1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C1BB
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C1BB | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.106 190.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4cf',
500: '#49c1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c1bb; $custom-light: #8ad4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74282,
"c": 0.10613,
"h": 190.5
},
"luminance": 0.43144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C1BB
secondary
#CD999B
accent
#4F56D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382