#49C8AF#49C8AF

#49C8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49C8AF
RGB	rgb(73, 200, 175)
HSL	hsl(168, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(168, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 12.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.43, -40.78, 2.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.43, 40.84, 176.87°)
OKLab	oklab(75.62% -0.1171 0.0053)
OKLCH	oklch(75.62% 0.117 177.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.1361, 45.8168, 47.7517)
Luminance	0.4582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49C8AF #C84962

analogous

#49C86F #49C8AF #49A1C8

triadic

#49C8AF #AF49C8 #C8AF49

tetradic

#49C8AF #6F49C8 #C84962 #A1C849

square

#49C8AF #6F49C8 #C84962 #A1C849

split-complementary

#49C8AF #C849A1 #C86F49

monochromatic

#237464 #31A38C #49C8AF #78D6C4 #A7E4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#49C8AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.16

#49C8AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49C8AF

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49C8AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49C8AF	1.00	2.07	10.16	10.16
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1BCAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEAFB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49c8af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 177.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad9c6',
    500: '#49c8af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49c8af;
$custom-light: #8ad9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49c8af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 200,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.189,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75617,
    "c": 0.11718,
    "h": 177.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49C8AF

secondary

#D29BA6

accent

#4B68DD

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0D1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #49C8AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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