#49D1C4#49D1C4
#49D1C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.118 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D1C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 209, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 6.2%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.68, -39.37, -4.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.68, 39.61, 186.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% -0.1169 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.118 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5073, 50.9990, 60.1863) |
| Luminance | 0.5100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.80
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.63
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.11
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D1C4 #D14956
analogous
#49D180 #49D1C4 #499AD1
triadic
#49D1C4 #C449D1 #D1C449
tetradic
#49D1C4 #8049D1 #D14956 #9AD149
square
#49D1C4 #8049D1 #D14956 #9AD149
split-complementary
#49D1C4 #D1499A #D18049
monochromatic
#207F76 #2DB0A4 #49D1C4 #7ADDD4 #ABEAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#49D1C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.20
#49D1C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D1C4
11.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D1C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D1C4 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.20 | 11.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C6C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d1c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 209, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.118 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdfd5',
500: '#49d1c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d1c4; $custom-light: #8cdfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d1c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 209,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.265,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78447,
"c": 0.11755,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.51003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D1C4
secondary
#87373F
accent
#4554E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483