#49C9CA#49C9CA
#49C9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.110 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 201, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.48, -34.04, -10.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.48, 35.73, 197.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.72% -0.1061 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.72% 0.11 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2903, 47.4502, 63.2173) |
| Luminance | 0.4745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.48
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.91
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.57
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C9CA #CA4A49
analogous
#49CA8B #49C9CA #4989CA
triadic
#49C9CA #CA49C9 #C9CA49
tetradic
#49C9CA #8B49CA #CA4A49 #89CA49
square
#49C9CA #8B49CA #CA4A49 #89CA49
split-complementary
#49C9CA #CA4989 #CA8B49
monochromatic
#227676 #30A5A6 #49C9CA #78D7D8 #A8E5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#49C9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#49C9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C9CA
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C9CA | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 201, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.110 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdada',
500: '#49c9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c9ca; $custom-light: #8cdada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 201,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.465,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76719,
"c": 0.11033,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.47454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C9CA
secondary
#D39C9C
accent
#4B4ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383