#49CBC2#49CBC2
#49CBC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.113 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CBC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 203, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 4.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.84, -37.17, -5.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.84, 37.65, 189.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% -0.1117 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.113 188.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8368, 48.0197, 58.5139) |
| Luminance | 0.4802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CBC2 #CB4952
analogous
#49CB81 #49CBC2 #4993CB
triadic
#49CBC2 #C249CB #CBC249
tetradic
#49CBC2 #8149CB #CB4952 #93CB49
square
#49CBC2 #8149CB #CB4952 #93CB49
split-complementary
#49CBC2 #CB4993 #CB8149
monochromatic
#227772 #30A79F #49CBC2 #79D9D2 #A8E6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#49CBC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#49CBC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CBC2
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CBC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CBC2 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C1C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB2C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cbc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 203, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.113 188.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdbd4',
500: '#49cbc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cbc2; $custom-light: #8bdbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cbc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 203,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.846,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76934,
"c": 0.11292,
"h": 188.6
},
"luminance": 0.48023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CBC2
secondary
#D49CA0
accent
#4953DF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382