#49CDD1#49CDD1
#49CDD1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.113 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.87, -33.96, -12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.87, 36.20, 200.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% -0.1072 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.113 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0825, 49.6785, 67.9965) |
| Luminance | 0.4968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.35
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.38
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.87
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.18
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDD1 #D14D49
analogous
#49D191 #49CDD1 #4989D1
triadic
#49CDD1 #D149CD #CDD149
tetradic
#49CDD1 #9149D1 #D14D49 #89D149
square
#49CDD1 #9149D1 #D14D49 #89D149
split-complementary
#49CDD1 #D14989 #D19149
monochromatic
#207D7F #2DACB0 #49CDD1 #7ADADD #ABE8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#49CDD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.94
#49CDD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDD1
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDD1 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.94 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC4D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.113 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddcdf',
500: '#49cdd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdd1; $custom-light: #8ddcdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.765,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77918,
"c": 0.11274,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.49683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDD1
secondary
#D7A09E
accent
#4A45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383