#49C2D9#49C2D9
#49C2D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.110 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C2D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 194, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.90, -26.30, -21.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.90, 33.89, 219.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% -0.0928 -0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.11 212.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5586, 45.0060, 72.4979) |
| Luminance | 0.4501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.72
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.61
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.69
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.27
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C2D9 #D96049
analogous
#49D9A8 #49C2D9 #497AD9
triadic
#49C2D9 #D949C2 #C2D949
tetradic
#49C2D9 #A849D9 #D96049 #7AD949
square
#49C2D9 #A849D9 #D96049 #7AD949
split-complementary
#49C2D9 #D9497A #D9A849
monochromatic
#1D798B #28A5BD #49C2D9 #7CD3E4 #AEE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#49C2D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.00
#49C2D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C2D9
10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C2D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C2D9 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CACD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c2d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 194, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.110 212.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd4e4',
500: '#49c2d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c2d9; $custom-light: #8dd4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c2d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 194,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.583,
"s": 65.455,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75603,
"c": 0.11024,
"h": 212.6
},
"luminance": 0.4501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C2D9
secondary
#DCABA2
accent
#5A3FE8
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383