#49CEA6#49CEA6
#49CEA6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.130 H 169.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CEA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 206, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 19.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.02, -45.59, 9.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.02, 46.54, 168.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.1274 0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.13 169.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6984, 48.3088, 43.7230) |
| Luminance | 0.4831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.56
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.56
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.54
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.25
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.33
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CEA6 #CE4971
analogous
#49CE64 #49CEA6 #49B4CE
triadic
#49CEA6 #A649CE #CEA649
tetradic
#49CEA6 #6449CE #CE4971 #B4CE49
square
#49CEA6 #6449CE #CE4971 #B4CE49
split-complementary
#49CEA6 #CE49B4 #CE6449
monochromatic
#217B60 #2EAC86 #49CEA6 #79DBBE #A9E8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#49CEA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#49CEA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CEA6
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CEA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CEA6 | 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)
#C9C1A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 206, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.130 169.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adec0',
500: '#49cea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cea6; $custom-light: #8adec0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 206,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.955,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76844,
"c": 0.12965,
"h": 169.3
},
"luminance": 0.48312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CEA6
secondary
#D59DAE
accent
#4775E1
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381