#49C2BB#49C2BB
#49C2BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.107 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, -34.90, -6.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 35.49, 190.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% -0.1054 -0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.107 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0051, 43.5846, 53.7827) |
| Luminance | 0.4359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.69
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2BB #C24950
analogous
#49C27F #49C2BB #498CC2
triadic
#49C2BB #BB49C2 #C2BB49
tetradic
#49C2BB #7F49C2 #C24950 #8CC249
square
#49C2BB #7F49C2 #C24950 #8CC249
split-complementary
#49C2BB #C2498C #C27F49
monochromatic
#246C68 #349A94 #49C2BB #77D1CC #A5E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#49C2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#49C2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2BB
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2BB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.107 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5cf',
500: '#49c2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2bb; $custom-light: #8ad5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.529,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74525,
"c": 0.10696,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.43588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2BB
secondary
#CE999C
accent
#4E57D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382