#49D4AC#49D4AC
#49D4AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.133 H 170.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 212, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 0%, 18.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.97, -46.72, 8.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.97, 47.56, 169.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.48% -0.1308 0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.48% 0.133 170.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7338, 51.4783, 47.1802) |
| Luminance | 0.5148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.78
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.60
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.04
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.13
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D4AC #D44971
analogous
#49D466 #49D4AC #49B6D4
triadic
#49D4AC #AC49D4 #D4AC49
tetradic
#49D4AC #6649D4 #D44971 #B6D449
square
#49D4AC #6649D4 #D44971 #B6D449
split-complementary
#49D4AC #D449B6 #D46649
monochromatic
#1F8467 #2BB58D #49D4AC #7BE0C3 #ACEBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#49D4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#49D4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D4AC
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D4AC | 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)
#CEC6AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB8AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 212, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.133 170.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be2c4',
500: '#49d4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d4ac; $custom-light: #8be2c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 212,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.734,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78482,
"c": 0.13278,
"h": 170.1
},
"luminance": 0.51482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D4AC
secondary
#8A374F
accent
#4372E5
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482