#49CED3#49CED3
#49CED3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.113 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 206, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.23, -33.86, -13.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.23, 36.31, 201.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.23% -0.1074 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.23% 0.113 198.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5717, 50.2581, 69.3888) |
| Luminance | 0.5026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.67
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.47
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.36
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CED3 #D34E49
analogous
#49D393 #49CED3 #4989D3
triadic
#49CED3 #D349CE #CED349
tetradic
#49CED3 #9349D3 #D34E49 #89D349
square
#49CED3 #9349D3 #D34E49 #89D349
split-complementary
#49CED3 #D34989 #D39349
monochromatic
#1F7F82 #2BAEB3 #49CED3 #7ADBDF #ACE9EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#49CED3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#49CED3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CED3
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CED3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CED3 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C5D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB5D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49ced3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 206, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.113 198.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddde0',
500: '#49ced3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49ced3; $custom-light: #8ddde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49ced3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 206,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.174,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78227,
"c": 0.11337,
"h": 198.7
},
"luminance": 0.50262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CED3
secondary
#893A37
accent
#4944E4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484