#49C2AD#49C2AD
#49C2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.112 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 10.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, -38.60, 0.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 38.61, 179.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.08% -0.1117 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.08% 0.112 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5787, 43.0140, 46.2708) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.25
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.36
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.64
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2AD #C2495E
analogous
#49C271 #49C2AD #499AC2
triadic
#49C2AD #AD49C2 #C2AD49
tetradic
#49C2AD #7149C2 #C2495E #9AC249
square
#49C2AD #7149C2 #C2495E #9AC249
split-complementary
#49C2AD #C2499A #C27149
monochromatic
#246C60 #349A88 #49C2AD #77D1C2 #A5E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#49C2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#49C2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2AD
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2AD | 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)
#BAB7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.112 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5c5',
500: '#49c2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2ad; $custom-light: #89d5c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.587,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74084,
"c": 0.11168,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.43017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2AD
secondary
#CE99A2
accent
#4E67D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381