#49D8A2#49D8A2
#49D8A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.145 H 164.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 216, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 25%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.95, -50.66, 15.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.95, 53.02, 162.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.22% -0.1395 0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.22% 0.145 164) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8216, 53.1331, 42.6487) |
| Luminance | 0.5314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.76
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.87
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.00
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.00
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D8A2 #D8497F
analogous
#49D85B #49D8A2 #49C6D8
triadic
#49D8A2 #A249D8 #D8A249
tetradic
#49D8A2 #5B49D8 #D8497F #C6D849
square
#49D8A2 #5B49D8 #D8497F #C6D849
split-complementary
#49D8A2 #D849C6 #D85B49
monochromatic
#1D8960 #28BC84 #49D8A2 #7BE3BC #AEEED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#49D8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.63
#49D8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D8A2
11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D8A2 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.63 | 11.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C99F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1BBA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 216, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.145 164.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce5bd',
500: '#49d8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d8a2; $custom-light: #8ce5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 216,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.343,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79216,
"c": 0.14508,
"h": 164
},
"luminance": 0.53137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D8A2
secondary
#8F3658
accent
#407FE8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1612
muted
#7F8482