#49CDD2#49CDD2
#49CDD2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.113 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.90, -33.68, -13.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.90, 36.11, 201.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.95% -0.1068 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.95% 0.113 198.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2067, 49.7282, 68.6506) |
| Luminance | 0.4973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.73
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.46
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.49
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDD2 #D24E49
analogous
#49D292 #49CDD2 #4988D2
triadic
#49CDD2 #D249CD #CDD249
tetradic
#49CDD2 #9249D2 #D24E49 #88D249
square
#49CDD2 #9249D2 #D24E49 #88D249
split-complementary
#49CDD2 #D24988 #D29249
monochromatic
#207D81 #2CADB2 #49CDD2 #7ADADE #ABE8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#49CDD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#49CDD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDD2
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDD2 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC4D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.113 198.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddcdf',
500: '#49cdd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdd2; $custom-light: #8ddcdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.19,
"s": 60.352,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77953,
"c": 0.11277,
"h": 198.7
},
"luminance": 0.49732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDD2
secondary
#D8A19F
accent
#4A44E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383