#49CACE#49CACE
#49CACE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.111 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 202, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.89, -33.39, -12.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.89, 35.62, 200.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.1% -0.1055 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.1% 0.111 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0039, 48.1099, 65.8219) |
| Luminance | 0.4811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.67
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.38
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CACE #CE4D49
analogous
#49CE90 #49CACE #4987CE
triadic
#49CACE #CE49CA #CACE49
tetradic
#49CACE #9049CE #CE4D49 #87CE49
square
#49CACE #9049CE #CE4D49 #87CE49
split-complementary
#49CACE #CE4987 #CE9049
monochromatic
#21797B #2EA8AC #49CACE #79D8DB #A9E6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#49CACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#49CACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CACE
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CACE | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 202, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.111 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdadc',
500: '#49cace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cace; $custom-light: #8cdadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cace",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 202,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.805,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77097,
"c": 0.11092,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.48114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CACE
secondary
#D59F9D
accent
#4C47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383