#49C3CE#49C3CE
#49C3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.107 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.83, -30.04, -15.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.83, 33.80, 207.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% -0.0983 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.107 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3986, 44.8992, 65.2868) |
| Luminance | 0.4490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.07
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.16
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3CE #CE5449
analogous
#49CE96 #49C3CE #4981CE
triadic
#49C3CE #CE49C3 #C3CE49
tetradic
#49C3CE #9649CE #CE5449 #81CE49
square
#49C3CE #9649CE #CE5449 #81CE49
split-complementary
#49C3CE #CE4981 #CE9649
monochromatic
#21747B #2EA1AC #49C3CE #79D3DB #A9E3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#49C3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#49C3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3CE
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3CE | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.107 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd5dd',
500: '#49c3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3ce; $custom-light: #8cd5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.962,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75425,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.44903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3CE
secondary
#D5A29D
accent
#5447E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383