#49C2AC#49C2AC
#49C2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.112 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -38.86, 1.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 38.87, 178.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% -0.1121 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.112 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4823, 42.9755, 45.7631) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.50
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.39
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2AC #C2495F
analogous
#49C270 #49C2AC #499BC2
triadic
#49C2AC #AC49C2 #C2AC49
tetradic
#49C2AC #7049C2 #C2495F #9BC249
square
#49C2AC #7049C2 #C2495F #9BC249
split-complementary
#49C2AC #C2499B #C27049
monochromatic
#246C5F #349A88 #49C2AC #77D1C1 #A5E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#49C2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#49C2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2AC
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2AC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.112 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5c4',
500: '#49c2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2ac; $custom-light: #89d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74054,
"c": 0.11216,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.42979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2AC
secondary
#CE99A3
accent
#4E68D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381