#49C59C#49C59C
#49C59C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.126 H 167.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 197, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 20.8%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.06, -44.08, 10.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.06, 45.32, 166.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.35% -0.1227 0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.35% 0.126 167.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7116, 43.7463, 38.3768) |
| Luminance | 0.4375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.45
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.72
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.05
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.50
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.89
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C59C #C54972
analogous
#49C55E #49C59C #49B0C5
triadic
#49C59C #9C49C5 #C59C49
tetradic
#49C59C #5E49C5 #C54972 #B0C549
square
#49C59C #5E49C5 #C54972 #B0C549
split-complementary
#49C59C #C549B0 #C55E49
monochromatic
#247057 #329E7B #49C59C #77D4B5 #A6E3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#49C59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#49C59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C59C
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C59C | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B89A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAC9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 197, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.126 167.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d7b9',
500: '#49c59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c59c; $custom-light: #89d7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 197,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.161,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74349,
"c": 0.12562,
"h": 167.6
},
"luminance": 0.43749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C59C
secondary
#D09AAC
accent
#4D7CDB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7D8380