#49C2BC#49C2BC
#49C2BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.107 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.98, -34.63, -6.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.98, 35.32, 191.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% -0.105 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.107 190.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1125, 43.6275, 54.3485) |
| Luminance | 0.4363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.81
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2BC #C2494F
analogous
#49C280 #49C2BC #498BC2
triadic
#49C2BC #BC49C2 #C2BC49
tetradic
#49C2BC #8049C2 #C2494F #8BC249
square
#49C2BC #8049C2 #C2494F #8BC249
split-complementary
#49C2BC #C2498B #C28049
monochromatic
#246C69 #349A95 #49C2BC #77D1CD #A5E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#49C2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#49C2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2BC
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2BC | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.107 190.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5d0',
500: '#49c2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2bc; $custom-light: #8ad5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.025,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74558,
"c": 0.10676,
"h": 190.5
},
"luminance": 0.43631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2BC
secondary
#CE999C
accent
#4E55D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382