#49C4CD#49C4CD
#49C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.108 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 196, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.09, -30.81, -14.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.09, 34.08, 205.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% -0.0998 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.108 202) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5023, 45.3004, 64.7240) |
| Luminance | 0.4530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.40
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.53
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C4CD #CD5249
analogous
#49CD94 #49C4CD #4982CD
triadic
#49C4CD #CD49C4 #C4CD49
tetradic
#49C4CD #9449CD #CD5249 #82CD49
square
#49C4CD #9449CD #CD5249 #82CD49
split-complementary
#49C4CD #CD4982 #CD9449
monochromatic
#22747A #2FA2AA #49C4CD #79D4DA #A9E3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#49C4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#49C4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C4CD
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C4CD | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 196, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.108 202.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd6dc',
500: '#49c4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c4cd; $custom-light: #8cd6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 196,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.091,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75628,
"c": 0.10761,
"h": 202
},
"luminance": 0.45304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C4CD
secondary
#D5A19D
accent
#5248E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383