#49C5DC#49C5DC

#49C5DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.112 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#49C5DC
RGBrgb(73, 197, 220)
HSLhsl(189, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(189, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(73.88, -26.89, -21.51)
CIE-LCHlch(73.88, 34.44, 218.66°)
OKLaboklab(76.43% -0.0947 -0.0598)
OKLCHoklch(76.43% 0.112 212.3)
XYZxyz(35.6267, 46.5123, 74.7964)
Luminance0.4652 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#49C5DC #DC6049
analogous
#49DCAA #49C5DC #497BDC
triadic
#49C5DC #DC49C5 #C5DC49
tetradic
#49C5DC #AA49DC #DC6049 #7BDC49
square
#49C5DC #AA49DC #DC6049 #7BDC49
split-complementary
#49C5DC #DC497B #DCAA49
monochromatic
#1C7D8F #25AAC2 #49C5DC #7CD5E6 #B0E6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04
#49C5DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.30
#49C5DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49C5DC
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##49C5DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##49C5DC1.002.0410.3010.30
#FFFFFF2.041.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3021.001.001.00
##00000010.3021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAFDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #49c5dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 197, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.112 212.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dd7e6',
    500: '#49c5dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #49c5dc;
$custom-light: #8dd7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#49c5dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.388,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76426,
    "c": 0.11198,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.46516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#49C5DC
secondary
#DEACA3
accent
#583DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#49C5DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva