#49C1BE#49C1BE
#49C1BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.106 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C1BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 1.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, -33.61, -8.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 34.65, 194.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.1031 -0.0234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.106 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1078, 43.2708, 55.4179) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.67
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C1BE #C1494C
analogous
#49C182 #49C1BE #4988C1
triadic
#49C1BE #BE49C1 #C1BE49
tetradic
#49C1BE #8249C1 #C1494C #88C149
square
#49C1BE #8249C1 #C1494C #88C149
split-complementary
#49C1BE #C14988 #C18249
monochromatic
#246B69 #349996 #49C1BE #77D1CE #A4E0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#49C1BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#49C1BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C1BE
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C1BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C1BE | 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)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AABF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c1be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.106 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4d1',
500: '#49c1be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c1be; $custom-light: #8ad4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c1be",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.5,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74383,
"c": 0.10568,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.43274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C1BE
secondary
#CD999A
accent
#4F53D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382