#49C3D3#49C3D3
#49C3D3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.108 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.99, -28.58, -17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.99, 33.76, 212.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% -0.0963 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.108 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0156, 45.1461, 68.5368) |
| Luminance | 0.4515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.48
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.51
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.44
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3D3 #D35949
analogous
#49D39E #49C3D3 #497ED3
triadic
#49C3D3 #D349C3 #C3D349
tetradic
#49C3D3 #9E49D3 #D35949 #7ED349
square
#49C3D3 #9E49D3 #D35949 #7ED349
split-complementary
#49C3D3 #D3497E #D39E49
monochromatic
#1F7782 #2BA4B3 #49C3D3 #7AD3DF #ACE3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#49C3D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#49C3D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3D3
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3D3 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BCD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FADD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.108 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd5e0',
500: '#49c3d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3d3; $custom-light: #8cd5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.957,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7561,
"c": 0.10842,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.4515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3D3
secondary
#D9A69F
accent
#5644E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383