#49CDD0#49CDD0
#49CDD0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.113 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 1.4%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.84, -34.24, -12.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.84, 36.30, 199.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% -0.1076 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.113 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9591, 49.6292, 67.3465) |
| Luminance | 0.4963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.22
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.04
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDD0 #D04C49
analogous
#49D08F #49CDD0 #498AD0
triadic
#49CDD0 #D049CD #CDD049
tetradic
#49CDD0 #8F49D0 #D04C49 #8AD049
square
#49CDD0 #8F49D0 #D04C49 #8AD049
split-complementary
#49CDD0 #D0498A #D08F49
monochromatic
#217C7E #2DACAF #49CDD0 #7ADADD #AAE8E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#49CDD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.93
#49CDD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDD0
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDD0 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC4D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB4D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.113 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddcde',
500: '#49cdd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdd0; $custom-light: #8ddcde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.333,
"s": 58.952,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77884,
"c": 0.11273,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.49633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDD0
secondary
#D79F9E
accent
#4946E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383