#49C8BE#49C8BE
#49C8BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.111 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 200, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.83, -36.87, -5.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.83, 37.25, 188.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% -0.1103 -0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.111 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6920, 46.4392, 55.9459) |
| Luminance | 0.4644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.11
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.26
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C8BE #C84953
analogous
#49C87E #49C8BE #4992C8
triadic
#49C8BE #BE49C8 #C8BE49
tetradic
#49C8BE #7E49C8 #C84953 #92C849
square
#49C8BE #7E49C8 #C84953 #92C849
split-complementary
#49C8BE #C84992 #C87E49
monochromatic
#23746D #31A39A #49C8BE #78D6CF #A7E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#49C8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#49C8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C8BE
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C8BE | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBEBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB0BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.111 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd9d1',
500: '#49c8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c8be; $custom-light: #8bd9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 200,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.276,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76078,
"c": 0.11134,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.46443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C8BE
secondary
#D29B9F
accent
#4B56DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382