#49CBAD#49CBAD
#49CBAD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.122 H 174.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 203, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 14.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.28, -42.60, 4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.28, 42.85, 173.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.3% -0.1211 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.3% 0.122 174.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6428, 47.1421, 46.9588) |
| Luminance | 0.4714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.09
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.19
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.46
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CBAD #CB4967
analogous
#49CB6C #49CBAD #49A8CB
triadic
#49CBAD #AD49CB #CBAD49
tetradic
#49CBAD #6C49CB #CB4967 #A8CB49
square
#49CBAD #6C49CB #CB4967 #A8CB49
split-complementary
#49CBAD #CB49A8 #CB6C49
monochromatic
#227764 #30A78C #49CBAD #79D9C2 #A8E6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#49CBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.43
#49CBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CBAD
10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CBAD | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.43 | 10.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BFAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B1AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cbad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 203, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.122 174.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbc5',
500: '#49cbad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cbad; $custom-light: #8adbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cbad",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 203,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.154,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76296,
"c": 0.12162,
"h": 174.6
},
"luminance": 0.47145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CBAD
secondary
#D49CA9
accent
#496CDF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381