#49C8A1#49C8A1
#49C8A1 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.126 H 169.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 200, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 19.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.09, -44.20, 9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.09, 45.17, 168.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.23% -0.1235 0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.23% 0.126 169.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8317, 45.2951, 40.8820) |
| Luminance | 0.4530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.81
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.91
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.46
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.71
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.78
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C8A1 #C84970
analogous
#49C861 #49C8A1 #49AFC8
triadic
#49C8A1 #A149C8 #C8A149
tetradic
#49C8A1 #6149C8 #C84970 #AFC849
square
#49C8A1 #6149C8 #C84970 #AFC849
split-complementary
#49C8A1 #C849AF #C86149
monochromatic
#23745B #31A380 #49C8A1 #78D6B9 #A7E4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#49C8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#49C8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C8A1
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C8A1 | 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)
#C3BB9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AEA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.126 169.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9bc',
500: '#49c8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c8a1; $custom-light: #89d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 200,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.575,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75226,
"c": 0.12577,
"h": 169.1
},
"luminance": 0.45298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C8A1
secondary
#D29BAC
accent
#4B78DD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381