#49CD9C#49CD9C
#49CD9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.136 H 164.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 23.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -47.46, 13.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 49.48, 163.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.34% -0.131 0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.34% 0.136 164.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5766, 47.4761, 38.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.4748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.68
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.54
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.97
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.32
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CD9C #CD497A
analogous
#49CD5A #49CD9C #49BCCD
triadic
#49CD9C #9C49CD #CD9C49
tetradic
#49CD9C #5A49CD #CD497A #BCCD49
square
#49CD9C #5A49CD #CD497A #BCCD49
split-complementary
#49CD9C #CD49BC #CD5A49
monochromatic
#227A59 #2FAA7C #49CD9C #79DAB6 #A9E7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#49CD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#49CD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CD9C
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CD9C | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9BF99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cd9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.136 164.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addb9',
500: '#49cd9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cd9c; $custom-light: #8addb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cd9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.727,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7634,
"c": 0.13581,
"h": 164.7
},
"luminance": 0.47479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CD9C
secondary
#D59DB2
accent
#4880E0
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380