#49CDC6#49CDC6
#49CDC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.114 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 3.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.55, -37.01, -7.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.55, 37.68, 190.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% -0.1119 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.114 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7674, 49.1525, 61.0702) |
| Luminance | 0.4916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.24
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.80
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.69
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDC6 #CD4950
analogous
#49CD84 #49CDC6 #4992CD
triadic
#49CDC6 #C649CD #CDC649
tetradic
#49CDC6 #8449CD #CD4950 #92CD49
square
#49CDC6 #8449CD #CD4950 #92CD49
split-complementary
#49CDC6 #CD4992 #CD8449
monochromatic
#227A75 #2FAAA4 #49CDC6 #79DAD5 #A9E7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#49CDC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.83
#49CDC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDC6
10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDC6 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.83 | 10.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C3C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB4C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.114 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cddd7',
500: '#49cdc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdc6; $custom-light: #8cddd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.818,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77547,
"c": 0.11369,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.49156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDC6
secondary
#D59DA0
accent
#4850E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383