#49C9CD#49C9CD
#49C9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.110 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 201, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.57, -33.20, -12.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.57, 35.42, 200.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% -0.1049 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.11 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6489, 47.5937, 65.1062) |
| Luminance | 0.4760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C9CD #CD4D49
analogous
#49CD8F #49C9CD #4987CD
triadic
#49C9CD #CD49C9 #C9CD49
tetradic
#49C9CD #8F49CD #CD4D49 #87CD49
square
#49C9CD #8F49CD #CD4D49 #87CD49
split-complementary
#49C9CD #CD4987 #CD8F49
monochromatic
#22777A #2FA6AA #49C9CD #79D7DA #A9E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#49C9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#49C9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C9CD
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C9CD | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 201, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.110 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdadc',
500: '#49c9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c9cd; $custom-light: #8cdadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 201,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.818,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76823,
"c": 0.1103,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.47598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C9CD
secondary
#D59F9D
accent
#4C48E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383