#49CFA9#49CFA9
#49CFA9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.129 H 170.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 207, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 0%, 18.4%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.39, -45.30, 8.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.39, 46.06, 169.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.17% -0.1271 0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.17% 0.129 170.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2183, 48.9032, 45.2697) |
| Luminance | 0.4891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.49
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.16
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.92
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.84
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CFA9 #CF496F
analogous
#49CF66 #49CFA9 #49B2CF
triadic
#49CFA9 #A949CF #CFA949
tetradic
#49CFA9 #6649CF #CF496F #B2CF49
square
#49CFA9 #6649CF #CF496F #B2CF49
split-complementary
#49CFA9 #CF49B2 #CF6649
monochromatic
#217D63 #2EAD89 #49CFA9 #79DCC0 #AAE9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#49CFA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.78
#49CFA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CFA9
10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CFA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CFA9 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.78 | 10.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C2A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49cfa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 207, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.129 170.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdec2',
500: '#49cfa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49cfa9; $custom-light: #8bdec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49cfa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 207,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.985,
"s": 58.261,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77171,
"c": 0.12881,
"h": 170.5
},
"luminance": 0.48907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CFA9
secondary
#D69EAE
accent
#4672E1
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381