#49C3BB#49C3BB
#49C3BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.108 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, -35.37, -6.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 35.88, 189.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% -0.1065 -0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.108 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2284, 44.0312, 53.8572) |
| Luminance | 0.4404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3BB #C34951
analogous
#49C37E #49C3BB #498EC3
triadic
#49C3BB #BB49C3 #C3BB49
tetradic
#49C3BB #7E49C3 #C34951 #8EC349
square
#49C3BB #7E49C3 #C34951 #8EC349
split-complementary
#49C3BB #C3498E #C37E49
monochromatic
#246E69 #339C95 #49C3BB #77D2CC #A5E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#49C3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#49C3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3BB
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3BB | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.108 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5cf',
500: '#49c3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3bb; $custom-light: #8ad5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.066,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74768,
"c": 0.10779,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.44035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3BB
secondary
#CE999D
accent
#4E57DA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382