#49C2A2#49C2A2
#49C2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.118 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 16.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, -41.35, 6.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 41.81, 171.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% -0.1167 0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.118 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5579, 42.6057, 40.8941) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.08
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.60
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2A2 #C24969
analogous
#49C265 #49C2A2 #49A6C2
triadic
#49C2A2 #A249C2 #C2A249
tetradic
#49C2A2 #6549C2 #C24969 #A6C249
square
#49C2A2 #6549C2 #C24969 #A6C249
split-complementary
#49C2A2 #C249A6 #C26549
monochromatic
#246C59 #349A7F #49C2A2 #77D1B9 #A5E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#49C2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#49C2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2A2
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2A2 | 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)
#BCB6A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.118 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5bd',
500: '#49c2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2a2; $custom-light: #88d5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.132,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73766,
"c": 0.11779,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.42609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2A2
secondary
#CE99A7
accent
#4E73D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381