#49C2A4#49C2A4
#49C2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 15.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, -40.86, 5.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 41.19, 172.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.1158 0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.117 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7370, 42.6774, 41.8378) |
| Luminance | 0.4268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.81
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.92
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.63
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2A4 #C24967
analogous
#49C268 #49C2A4 #49A3C2
triadic
#49C2A4 #A449C2 #C2A449
tetradic
#49C2A4 #6849C2 #C24967 #A3C249
square
#49C2A4 #6849C2 #C24967 #A3C249
split-complementary
#49C2A4 #C249A3 #C26849
monochromatic
#246C5A #349A81 #49C2A4 #77D1BB #A5E1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49C2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#49C2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2A4
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2A4 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5bf',
500: '#49c2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2a4; $custom-light: #89d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.124,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73822,
"c": 0.11655,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.4268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2A4
secondary
#CE99A6
accent
#4E71D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381