#49CBC7#49CBC7
#49CBC7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.112 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CBC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 203, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.98, -35.81, -8.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.98, 36.80, 193.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.1% -0.1095 -0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.1% 0.112 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4078, 48.2481, 61.5212) |
| Luminance | 0.4825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CBC7 #CB494D
analogous
#49CB86 #49CBC7 #498ECB
triadic
#49CBC7 #C749CB #CBC749
tetradic
#49CBC7 #8649CB #CB494D #8ECB49
square
#49CBC7 #8649CB #CB494D #8ECB49
split-complementary
#49CBC7 #CB498E #CB8649
monochromatic
#227775 #30A7A3 #49CBC7 #79D9D6 #A8E6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#49CBC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#49CBC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CBC7
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CBC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CBC7 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC1C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB2C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cbc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 203, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.112 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdbd7',
500: '#49cbc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cbc7; $custom-light: #8cdbd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cbc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 203,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.154,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77098,
"c": 0.11199,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.48252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CBC7
secondary
#D49C9E
accent
#494EDF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383