#49CDD3#49CDD3
#49CDD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.113 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CDD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 205, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.93, -33.39, -13.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.93, 36.03, 202.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.1064 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.113 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3317, 49.7782, 69.3088) |
| Luminance | 0.4978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.34
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CDD3 #D34F49
analogous
#49D394 #49CDD3 #4988D3
triadic
#49CDD3 #D349CD #CDD349
tetradic
#49CDD3 #9449D3 #D34F49 #88D349
square
#49CDD3 #9449D3 #D34F49 #88D349
split-complementary
#49CDD3 #D34988 #D39449
monochromatic
#1F7E82 #2BAEB3 #49CDD3 #7ADBDF #ACE8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#49CDD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.96
#49CDD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CDD3
10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CDD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CDD3 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.96 | 10.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cdd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 205, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.113 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddce0',
500: '#49cdd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cdd3; $custom-light: #8ddce0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cdd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 205,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.609,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77988,
"c": 0.11282,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.49782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CDD3
secondary
#D9A29F
accent
#4B44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383