#49CBB4#49CBB4
#49CBB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.118 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CBB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 203, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 11.3%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.46, -40.85, 1.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.46, 40.86, 178.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% -0.1179 0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.118 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3379, 47.4201, 50.6199) |
| Luminance | 0.4742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.39
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.71
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.76
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.21
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CBB4 #CB4960
analogous
#49CB73 #49CBB4 #49A1CB
triadic
#49CBB4 #B449CB #CBB449
tetradic
#49CBB4 #7349CB #CB4960 #A1CB49
square
#49CBB4 #7349CB #CB4960 #A1CB49
split-complementary
#49CBB4 #CB49A1 #CB7349
monochromatic
#227768 #30A792 #49CBB4 #79D9C8 #A8E6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#49CBB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.48
#49CBB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CBB4
10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CBB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CBB4 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.48 | 10.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BFB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B1B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cbb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 203, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.118 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdbca',
500: '#49cbb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cbb4; $custom-light: #8bdbca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cbb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 203,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.385,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76499,
"c": 0.11792,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.47424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CBB4
secondary
#D49CA6
accent
#4963DF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382