#49C1BD#49C1BD
#49C1BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.106 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, -33.89, -7.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 34.80, 193.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.35% -0.1035 -0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.35% 0.106 192) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9988, 43.2272, 54.8442) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.32
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C1BD #C1494D
analogous
#49C181 #49C1BD #4989C1
triadic
#49C1BD #BD49C1 #C1BD49
tetradic
#49C1BD #8149C1 #C1494D #89C149
square
#49C1BD #8149C1 #C1494D #89C149
split-complementary
#49C1BD #C14989 #C18149
monochromatic
#246B69 #349995 #49C1BD #77D1CE #A4E0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#49C1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#49C1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C1BD
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C1BD | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.106 192.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4d0',
500: '#49c1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c1bd; $custom-light: #8ad4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74349,
"c": 0.10581,
"h": 192
},
"luminance": 0.43231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C1BD
secondary
#CD999A
accent
#4F54D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382