#49C3A1#49C3A1
#49C3A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.120 H 171.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 17.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -42.03, 7.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 42.63, 170.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.1182 0.0182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.12 171.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6926, 43.0169, 40.5023) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.46
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.76
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.15
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3A1 #C3496B
analogous
#49C364 #49C3A1 #49A8C3
triadic
#49C3A1 #A149C3 #C3A149
tetradic
#49C3A1 #6449C3 #C3496B #A8C349
square
#49C3A1 #6449C3 #C3496B #A8C349
split-complementary
#49C3A1 #C349A8 #C36449
monochromatic
#246E59 #339C7E #49C3A1 #77D2B9 #A5E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#49C3A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#49C3A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3A1
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3A1 | 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)
#BDB79F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAAA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.120 171.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d6bc',
500: '#49c3a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3a1; $custom-light: #89d6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.279,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73986,
"c": 0.11964,
"h": 171.3
},
"luminance": 0.4302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3A1
secondary
#CE99A8
accent
#4E75DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381