#49CDC3#49CDC3
#49CDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.114 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.46, -37.82, -5.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.46, 38.23, 188.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% -0.1133 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.114 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4248, 49.0154, 59.2659) |
| Luminance | 0.4902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.07
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.74
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDC3 #CD4953
analogous
#49CD81 #49CDC3 #4995CD
triadic
#49CDC3 #C349CD #CDC349
tetradic
#49CDC3 #8149CD #CD4953 #95CD49
square
#49CDC3 #8149CD #CD4953 #95CD49
split-complementary
#49CDC3 #CD4995 #CD8149
monochromatic
#227A73 #2FAAA1 #49CDC3 #79DAD3 #A9E7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#49CDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.80
#49CDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDC3
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDC3 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C2C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB4C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.114 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cddd5',
500: '#49cdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdc3; $custom-light: #8cddd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.455,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77449,
"c": 0.11435,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.49019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDC3
secondary
#D59DA1
accent
#4853E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383