#49C2A3#49C2A3
#49C2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 172.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 16%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.31, -41.10, 5.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.31, 41.50, 172.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% -0.1163 0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.117 172.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6471, 42.6414, 41.3641) |
| Luminance | 0.4264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.35
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.63
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2A3 #C24968
analogous
#49C267 #49C2A3 #49A5C2
triadic
#49C2A3 #A349C2 #C2A349
tetradic
#49C2A3 #6749C2 #C24968 #A5C249
square
#49C2A3 #6749C2 #C24968 #A5C249
split-complementary
#49C2A3 #C249A5 #C26749
monochromatic
#246C5A #349A80 #49C2A3 #77D1BA #A5E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49C2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#49C2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2A3
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2A3 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 172.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5be',
500: '#49c2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2a3; $custom-light: #88d5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.628,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73794,
"c": 0.11716,
"h": 172.9
},
"luminance": 0.42644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2A3
secondary
#CE99A7
accent
#4E72D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381