#49C2AA#49C2AA
#49C2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 12.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -39.37, 2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 39.42, 176.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% -0.113 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.113 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2917, 42.8992, 44.7591) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.86
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.78
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.01
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2AA #C24961
analogous
#49C26D #49C2AA #499EC2
triadic
#49C2AA #AA49C2 #C2AA49
tetradic
#49C2AA #6D49C2 #C24961 #9EC249
square
#49C2AA #6D49C2 #C24961 #9EC249
split-complementary
#49C2AA #C2499E #C26D49
monochromatic
#246C5E #349A86 #49C2AA #77D1BF #A5E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#49C2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#49C2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2AA
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2AA | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5c3',
500: '#49c2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2aa; $custom-light: #89d5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.099,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73995,
"c": 0.11316,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.42902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2AA
secondary
#CE99A4
accent
#4E6AD9
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381