#49CAC2#49CAC2
#49CAC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.112 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CAC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 202, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.54, -36.71, -6.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.54, 37.27, 189.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.69% -0.1106 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.69% 0.112 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6014, 47.5489, 58.4355) |
| Luminance | 0.4755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.93
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CAC2 #CA4951
analogous
#49CA82 #49CAC2 #4992CA
triadic
#49CAC2 #C249CA #CAC249
tetradic
#49CAC2 #8249CA #CA4951 #92CA49
square
#49CAC2 #8249CA #CA4951 #92CA49
split-complementary
#49CAC2 #CA4992 #CA8249
monochromatic
#227671 #30A69E #49CAC2 #78D8D2 #A8E6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#49CAC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#49CAC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CAC2
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CAC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CAC2 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC0C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB1C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cac2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 202, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.112 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdad4',
500: '#49cac2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cac2; $custom-light: #8bdad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cac2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 202,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.279,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76692,
"c": 0.11208,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.47553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CAC2
secondary
#D39C9F
accent
#4A53DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382