#49C2A5#49C2A5
#49C2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.116 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.36, -40.61, 4.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.36, 40.88, 173.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% -0.1153 0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.116 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8277, 42.7136, 42.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.4272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.86
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.04
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.18
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.60
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2A5 #C24966
analogous
#49C269 #49C2A5 #49A2C2
triadic
#49C2A5 #A549C2 #C2A549
tetradic
#49C2A5 #6949C2 #C24966 #A2C249
square
#49C2A5 #6949C2 #C24966 #A2C249
split-complementary
#49C2A5 #C249A2 #C26949
monochromatic
#246C5B #349A82 #49C2A5 #77D1BC #A5E1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#49C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2A5
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2A5 | 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)
#BCB6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.116 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5bf',
500: '#49c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2a5; $custom-light: #89d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.62,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7385,
"c": 0.11595,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.42717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2A5
secondary
#CE99A6
accent
#4E70D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381