#49D3C3#49D3C3
#49D3C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.120 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D3C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 211, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 7.6%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.25, -40.53, -2.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.25, 40.64, 184.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% -0.1194 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.12 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8877, 51.9411, 59.7535) |
| Luminance | 0.5194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.98
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D3C3 #D34959
analogous
#49D37E #49D3C3 #499ED3
triadic
#49D3C3 #C349D3 #D3C349
tetradic
#49D3C3 #7E49D3 #D34959 #9ED349
square
#49D3C3 #7E49D3 #D34959 #9ED349
split-complementary
#49D3C3 #D3499E #D37E49
monochromatic
#1F8277 #2BB3A4 #49D3C3 #7ADFD3 #ACEBE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#49D3C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.39
#49D3C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D3C3
11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D3C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D3C3 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.39 | 11.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C7C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B9C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d3c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 211, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.120 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce1d5',
500: '#49d3c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d3c3; $custom-light: #8ce1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d3c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 211,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.043,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78899,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.51945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D3C3
secondary
#893741
accent
#4456E4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483