#49C5D8#49C5D8
#49C5D8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.111 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C5D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 197, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 8.8%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.74, -28.08, -19.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.74, 34.22, 214.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.0963 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.111 209.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1033, 46.3029, 72.0398) |
| Luminance | 0.4631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.99
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.22
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.39
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C5D8 #D85C49
analogous
#49D8A4 #49C5D8 #497ED8
triadic
#49C5D8 #D849C5 #C5D849
tetradic
#49C5D8 #A449D8 #D85C49 #7ED849
square
#49C5D8 #A449D8 #D85C49 #7ED849
split-complementary
#49C5D8 #D8497E #D8A449
monochromatic
#1D7B89 #28A8BC #49C5D8 #7BD5E3 #AEE5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#49C5D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#49C5D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C5D8
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C5D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C5D8 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BED9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAFD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c5d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 197, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.111 209.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7e4',
500: '#49c5d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c5d8; $custom-light: #8dd7e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c5d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 197,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.972,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76273,
"c": 0.11052,
"h": 209.4
},
"luminance": 0.46307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C5D8
secondary
#DCA9A1
accent
#5640E8
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383