#49D0C6#49D0C6
#49D0C6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.116 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D0C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 208, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 4.8%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.44, -38.38, -5.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.44, 38.81, 188.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.27% -0.115 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.27% 0.116 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4919, 50.6015, 61.3117) |
| Luminance | 0.5060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.79
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.01
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D0C6 #D04953
analogous
#49D083 #49D0C6 #4996D0
triadic
#49D0C6 #C649D0 #D0C649
tetradic
#49D0C6 #8349D0 #D04953 #96D049
square
#49D0C6 #8349D0 #D04953 #96D049
split-complementary
#49D0C6 #D04996 #D08349
monochromatic
#217E77 #2DAFA5 #49D0C6 #7ADDD5 #AAE9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#49D0C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#49D0C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D0C6
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D0C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D0C6 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C5C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B6C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d0c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 208, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.116 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdfd7',
500: '#49d0c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d0c6; $custom-light: #8cdfd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d0c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 208,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.556,
"s": 58.952,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7827,
"c": 0.11615,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.50605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D0C6
secondary
#86383D
accent
#4651E2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483