#49D1CF#49D1CF
#49D1CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.115 H 193.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 209, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 1%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.99, -36.39, -9.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.99, 37.68, 195.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.81% -0.1121 -0.0272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.81% 0.115 193.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8056, 51.5183, 67.0237) |
| Luminance | 0.5152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.57
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.83
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D1CF #D1494B
analogous
#49D18B #49D1CF #498FD1
triadic
#49D1CF #CF49D1 #D1CF49
tetradic
#49D1CF #8B49D1 #D1494B #8FD149
square
#49D1CF #8B49D1 #D1494B #8FD149
split-complementary
#49D1CF #D1498F #D18B49
monochromatic
#207F7E #2DB0AE #49D1CF #7ADDDC #ABEAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#49D1CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#49D1CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D1CF
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D1CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D1CF | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.30 | 11.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB8D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d1cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 209, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.115 193.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddfdd',
500: '#49d1cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d1cf; $custom-light: #8ddfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d1cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 209,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.118,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78806,
"c": 0.11537,
"h": 193.7
},
"luminance": 0.51522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D1CF
secondary
#873739
accent
#4547E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484