#49D4D8#49D4D8
#49D4D8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.117 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D4D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 212, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 1.9%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.14, -35.27, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.14, 37.56, 200.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.83% -0.1113 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.83% 0.117 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6803, 53.4569, 73.2321) |
| Luminance | 0.5346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.31
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.22
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.39
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.57
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D4D8 #D84D49
analogous
#49D895 #49D4D8 #498DD8
triadic
#49D4D8 #D849D4 #D4D849
tetradic
#49D4D8 #9549D8 #D84D49 #8DD849
square
#49D4D8 #9549D8 #D84D49 #8DD849
split-complementary
#49D4D8 #D8498D #D89549
monochromatic
#1D8689 #28B7BC #49D4D8 #7BE0E3 #AEECEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#49D4D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#49D4D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D4D8
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D4D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D4D8 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6CAD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0BBD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d4d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 212, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.117 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee1e4',
500: '#49d4d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d4d8; $custom-light: #8ee1e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d4d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 212,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.678,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79828,
"c": 0.11693,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.53461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D4D8
secondary
#8F3836
accent
#4540E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484