#49C8A3#49C8A3
#49C8A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.124 H 170.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 200, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 18.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.13, -43.72, 8.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.13, 44.50, 169.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% -0.1226 0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.124 170.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0095, 45.3662, 41.8182) |
| Luminance | 0.4537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.70
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.13
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.56
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.84
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.28
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C8A3 #C8496E
analogous
#49C863 #49C8A3 #49ADC8
triadic
#49C8A3 #A349C8 #C8A349
tetradic
#49C8A3 #6349C8 #C8496E #ADC849
square
#49C8A3 #6349C8 #C8496E #ADC849
split-complementary
#49C8A3 #C849AD #C86349
monochromatic
#23745C #31A382 #49C8A3 #78D6BB #A7E4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#49C8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.07
#49C8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C8A3
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C8A3 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.07 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BBA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AEA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.124 170.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9be',
500: '#49c8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c8a3; $custom-light: #89d9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 200,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.52,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7528,
"c": 0.12439,
"h": 170.2
},
"luminance": 0.45369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C8A3
secondary
#D29BAB
accent
#4B75DD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381