#49C3D9#49C3D9
#49C3D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.110 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C3D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 195, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -26.80, -20.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 34.00, 217.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.84% -0.0938 -0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.84% 0.11 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7819, 45.4526, 72.5723) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.29
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.57
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.51
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C3D9 #D95F49
analogous
#49D9A7 #49C3D9 #497BD9
triadic
#49C3D9 #D949C3 #C3D949
tetradic
#49C3D9 #A749D9 #D95F49 #7BD949
square
#49C3D9 #A749D9 #D95F49 #7BD949
split-complementary
#49C3D9 #D9497B #D9A749
monochromatic
#1D7A8B #28A6BD #49C3D9 #7CD4E4 #AEE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#49C3D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#49C3D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C3D9
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C3D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C3D9 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c3d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 195, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.110 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5e4',
500: '#49c3d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c3d9; $custom-light: #8dd5e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c3d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 195,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.167,
"s": 65.455,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75839,
"c": 0.11042,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.45456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C3D9
secondary
#DCABA2
accent
#593FE8
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383