#49D1CE#49D1CE
#49D1CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.115 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 209, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 1.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.96, -36.66, -9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.96, 37.82, 194.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.77% -0.1125 -0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.77% 0.115 193) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6837, 51.4695, 66.3819) |
| Luminance | 0.5147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.77
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.17
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D1CE #D1494C
analogous
#49D18A #49D1CE #4990D1
triadic
#49D1CE #CE49D1 #D1CE49
tetradic
#49D1CE #8A49D1 #D1494C #90D149
square
#49D1CE #8A49D1 #D1494C #90D149
split-complementary
#49D1CE #D14990 #D18A49
monochromatic
#207F7D #2DB0AD #49D1CE #7ADDDB #ABEAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#49D1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.29
#49D1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D1CE
11.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D1CE | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.29 | 11.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B8CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 209, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.115 193.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddfdc',
500: '#49d1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d1ce; $custom-light: #8ddfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 209,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.676,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78772,
"c": 0.11548,
"h": 193
},
"luminance": 0.51474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D1CE
secondary
#873739
accent
#4548E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484