#49C9DC#49C9DC

#49C9DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.113 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#49C9DC
RGBrgb(73, 201, 220)
HSLhsl(188, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(188, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(75.05, -28.86, -19.73)
CIE-LCHlch(75.05, 34.96, 214.36°)
OKLaboklab(77.37% -0.0987 -0.0548)
OKLCHoklch(77.37% 0.113 209.1)
XYZxyz(36.5471, 48.3530, 75.1032)
Luminance0.4836 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#49C9DC #DC5C49
analogous
#49DCA5 #49C9DC #4980DC
triadic
#49C9DC #DC49C9 #C9DC49
tetradic
#49C9DC #A549DC #DC5C49 #80DC49
square
#49C9DC #A549DC #DC5C49 #80DC49
split-complementary
#49C9DC #DC4980 #DCA549
monochromatic
#1C808F #25AEC2 #49C9DC #7CD8E6 #B0E7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97
#49C9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.67
#49C9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49C9DC
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##49C9DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##49C9DC1.001.9710.6710.67
#FFFFFF1.971.0021.0021.00
#00000010.6721.001.001.00
##00000010.6721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C2DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #49c9dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 201, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.113 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dd9e6',
    500: '#49c9dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #49c9dc;
$custom-light: #8dd9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#49c9dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.755,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77369,
    "c": 0.11287,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#49C9DC
secondary
#DEAAA3
accent
#543DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384

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#49C9DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva