#49CBD0#49CBD0
#49CBD0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.112 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CBD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 203, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.25, -33.30, -12.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.25, 35.72, 201.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% -0.1056 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.112 198.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4838, 48.6785, 67.1881) |
| Luminance | 0.4868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.63
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.90
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.52
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CBD0 #D04E49
analogous
#49D091 #49CBD0 #4988D0
triadic
#49CBD0 #D049CB #CBD049
tetradic
#49CBD0 #9149D0 #D04E49 #88D049
square
#49CBD0 #9149D0 #D04E49 #88D049
split-complementary
#49CBD0 #D04988 #D09149
monochromatic
#217B7E #2DAAAF #49CBD0 #7AD9DD #AAE7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#49CBD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#49CBD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CBD0
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CBD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CBD0 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC2D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B3D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cbd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 203, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.112 198.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddbde',
500: '#49cbd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cbd0; $custom-light: #8ddbde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cbd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 203,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.222,
"s": 58.952,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77406,
"c": 0.11156,
"h": 198.8
},
"luminance": 0.48682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CBD0
secondary
#D7A09E
accent
#4B46E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383