#49D5B4#49D5B4
#49D5B4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.129 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D5B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 213, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 15.5%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.46, -45.22, 5.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.46, 45.54, 173.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% -0.1282 0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.129 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7761, 52.2964, 51.4326) |
| Luminance | 0.5230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.39
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.45
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.65
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.46
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.01
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D5B4 #D5496A
analogous
#49D56E #49D5B4 #49B0D5
triadic
#49D5B4 #B449D5 #D5B449
tetradic
#49D5B4 #6E49D5 #D5496A #B0D549
square
#49D5B4 #6E49D5 #D5496A #B0D549
split-complementary
#49D5B4 #D549B0 #D56E49
monochromatic
#1F856D #2AB796 #49D5B4 #7BE0C8 #ACECDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#49D5B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.46
#49D5B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D5B4
11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D5B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D5B4 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.46 | 11.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC8B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB9B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d5b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 213, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.129 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2ca',
500: '#49d5b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d5b4; $custom-light: #8ce2ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d5b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 213,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.857,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78945,
"c": 0.12887,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D5B4
secondary
#8C374B
accent
#4269E6
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7F8482