#49CDB4#49CDB4
#49CDB4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.120 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.06, -41.73, 1.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.06, 41.78, 177.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% -0.12 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.12 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8133, 48.3708, 50.7784) |
| Luminance | 0.4837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.23
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.47
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDB4 #CD4962
analogous
#49CD72 #49CDB4 #49A4CD
triadic
#49CDB4 #B449CD #CDB449
tetradic
#49CDB4 #7249CD #CD4962 #A4CD49
square
#49CDB4 #7249CD #CD4962 #A4CD49
split-complementary
#49CDB4 #CD49A4 #CD7249
monochromatic
#227A69 #2FAA93 #49CDB4 #79DAC8 #A9E7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#49CDB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#49CDB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDB4
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDB4 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C1B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B3B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.120 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddca',
500: '#49cdb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdb4; $custom-light: #8bddca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.636,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76988,
"c": 0.12005,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.48374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDB4
secondary
#D59DA8
accent
#4865E0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382