#49CEA5#49CEA5
#49CEA5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.130 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CEA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 206, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 19.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.00, -45.82, 9.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.00, 46.87, 167.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% -0.1279 0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.13 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6070, 48.2723, 43.2418) |
| Luminance | 0.4828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.44
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.66
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.66
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.11
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.19
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CEA5 #CE4972
analogous
#49CE63 #49CEA5 #49B4CE
triadic
#49CEA5 #A549CE #CEA549
tetradic
#49CEA5 #6349CE #CE4972 #B4CE49
square
#49CEA5 #6349CE #CE4972 #B4CE49
split-complementary
#49CEA5 #CE49B4 #CE6349
monochromatic
#217B60 #2EAC85 #49CEA5 #79DBBD #A9E8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#49CEA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#49CEA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CEA5
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CEA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CEA5 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C1A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 206, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.130 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adebf',
500: '#49cea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cea5; $custom-light: #8adebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 206,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.504,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76817,
"c": 0.13034,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.48276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CEA5
secondary
#D59DAF
accent
#4776E1
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381