#49C7B8#49C7B8
#49C7B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.112 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C7B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 199, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.36, -38.01, -2.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.36, 38.11, 184.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.65% -0.112 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.65% 0.112 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8188, 45.7206, 52.4862) |
| Luminance | 0.4572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.67
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.47
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C7B8 #C74958
analogous
#49C779 #49C7B8 #4997C7
triadic
#49C7B8 #B849C7 #C7B849
tetradic
#49C7B8 #7949C7 #C74958 #97C749
square
#49C7B8 #7949C7 #C74958 #97C749
split-complementary
#49C7B8 #C74997 #C77949
monochromatic
#237269 #32A194 #49C7B8 #78D5CA #A7E4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#49C7B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#49C7B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C7B8
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C7B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C7B8 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBCB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c7b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 199, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.112 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad8cd',
500: '#49c7b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c7b8; $custom-light: #8ad8cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c7b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 199,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.857,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75645,
"c": 0.11225,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.45724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C7B8
secondary
#D19BA1
accent
#4B5DDC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382