#49D3CF#49D3CF
#49D3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.117 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 211, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.58, -37.31, -8.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.58, 38.36, 193.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.29% -0.1141 -0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.29% 0.117 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2993, 52.5058, 67.1883) |
| Luminance | 0.5251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.62
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.14
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.98
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D3CF #D3494D
analogous
#49D38A #49D3CF #4992D3
triadic
#49D3CF #CF49D3 #D3CF49
tetradic
#49D3CF #8A49D3 #D3494D #92D349
square
#49D3CF #8A49D3 #D3494D #92D349
split-complementary
#49D3CF #D34992 #D38A49
monochromatic
#1F827F #2BB3AF #49D3CF #7ADFDC #ACEBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#49D3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#49D3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D3CF
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D3CF | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 211, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.117 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de1dd',
500: '#49d3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d3cf; $custom-light: #8de1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 211,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.261,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79285,
"c": 0.1168,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.5251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D3CF
secondary
#893739
accent
#4448E4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484