#49CAAD#49CAAD
#49CAAD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.120 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 202, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 14.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.98, -42.17, 4.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.98, 42.37, 174.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% -0.12 0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.12 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4074, 46.6713, 46.8803) |
| Luminance | 0.4667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.33
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.86
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CAAD #CA4966
analogous
#49CA6D #49CAAD #49A7CA
triadic
#49CAAD #AD49CA #CAAD49
tetradic
#49CAAD #6D49CA #CA4966 #A7CA49
square
#49CAAD #6D49CA #CA4966 #A7CA49
split-complementary
#49CAAD #CA49A7 #CA6D49
monochromatic
#227663 #30A68B #49CAAD #78D8C2 #A8E6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#49CAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#49CAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CAAD
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CAAD | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BEAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B0AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49caad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 202, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.120 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbc5',
500: '#49caad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49caad; $custom-light: #8adbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49caad",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 202,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.512,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7605,
"c": 0.12049,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.46675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CAAD
secondary
#D39CA8
accent
#4A6BDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381