#49C3CB#49C3CB
#49C3CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.107 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, -30.90, -14.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 33.93, 204.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.32% -0.0996 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.32% 0.107 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0376, 44.7549, 63.3857) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.88
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.91
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3CB #CB5149
analogous
#49CB92 #49C3CB #4982CB
triadic
#49C3CB #CB49C3 #C3CB49
tetradic
#49C3CB #9249CB #CB5149 #82CB49
square
#49C3CB #9249CB #CB5149 #82CB49
split-complementary
#49C3CB #CB4982 #CB9249
monochromatic
#227277 #30A0A7 #49C3CB #79D3D9 #A8E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#49C3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#49C3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3CB
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3CB | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.107 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5da',
500: '#49c3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3cb; $custom-light: #8bd5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.692,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75317,
"c": 0.10688,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.44758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3CB
secondary
#D4A09C
accent
#5249DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383